Doctors' Notes: Hips
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4.4 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about hips with Dr Paulina Kloskowska, physiotherapist, academic, and researcher.
The doctors discuss hip replacements, how they can potentially be avoided and which activities best support hip health. They also want to learn more about why women are more likely to need a hip replacement and what research is being done to change the landscape of women’s hip health.
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Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken Guest: Dr Paulina Kloskowska Producer: Maia Miller-Lewis Video Producer: Leon Gower Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar Editor: Jo Rowntree Researcher: Mili Ostojic Tech Lead: Reuben Huxtable Digital Lead: Richard Berry Composer: Phoebe McFarlane Sound Design: Jaz Harvey
At the BBC: Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4.
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| 0:42.3 | I'm Dr. Chris Van Slican. |
| 0:43.5 | I'm here with my identical twin brother. |
| 0:45.5 | That's me, Doctor Zand. |
| 0:46.8 | We've just finished recording an interview with Dr. Paulina Kloskovka. |
| 0:51.1 | We've been talking about hips. |
| 0:55.6 | In The Maniop, we talked about the complexity of the hip, the extraordinary |
| 1:00.2 | biomechanics, the engineering. |
| 1:01.6 | I didn't feel that way because I think when you talk about the complexity of the hip, |
| 1:04.8 | that sounds a bit like, you know, it's hard to understand. |
| 1:09.6 | What I think Paolina actually did was talk about the hip is a miracle joint, how extraordinary it is. |
| 1:14.9 | I don't think I found it complex. |
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