Ask Dr Rosemary ‘Is hip replacement the only cure for osteoarthritis?’

Ask Dr Rosemary ‘Is hip replacement the only cure for osteoarthritis?’

A reader asks: My husband, 81, began to experience pain in his right hip a couple of years ago. He visited the GP, who sent him for an X-ray, and was advised he had osteoarthritis in his hip. A consultant said he needed a hip replacement. We were surprised as friends who have had this … Read more