The National Healthcare Security Administration said artificial hip and knee joints make up more than 10 percent of China's high-value medical supply market.

国家医疗安全局表示，人工髋关节和膝关节占中国高价值医疗供应市场的10%以上。

Among them, prices for hip joints plummeted to 7,000 yuan from 35,000 yuan, while knee joints slumped to 5,000 yuan from 32,000 yuan.

其中，髋关节价格从3.5万元骤降至7000元，膝关节价格从3.2万元暴跌至5000元。

AK Medical has won purchase orders in all the four types of joint products involved in the bidding－three types of hip joint products and one type of knee joint products, which account for about 20 percent of the national artificial joint market.

AK Medical赢得了参与竞标的四种关节产品的采购订单——三种髋关节产品和一种膝关节产品，约占全国人工关节市场的20%。

But that prospect may not dissuade everyone, especially those who, in the past, were happy to fork out 30 yuan for a cup of milk tea in hip areas like Beijing's Sanlitun, a well-known shopping and lifestyle destination in the nation's capital.

但这种前景可能并不能阻止所有人，尤其是那些过去乐于在北京三里屯等时尚地区花30元买一杯奶茶的人。三里屯是中国首都著名的购物和生活目的地。

With its application of Mako SmartRobotics systems continuing to grow in both China and globally, John Collings, Stryker's president for the Asia-Pacific, said the information gained from the use of such technology, allows surgeons to know more about their patient prior to the surgery, and cut less during the procedure which has significantly improved the accuracy during the orthopedic surgery, transforming the way physicians perform hip and knee replacements.

The current Mako system offers total hip, partial knee and total knee arthroplasty applications.

"With aging, the number one challenge is what if people lose their mobility when they fall, have fractured bones, and then they can potentially become dependent," Wan said, adding that one in three patients with a hip fracture dies within 12 months.

Figures from the International Osteoporosis Foundation showed that medical bills caused by hip fractures totaled more than $9 billion in China in 2010, and are forecast to more than double to nearly $20 billion in 2035.

"So we're working with partners to promote prevention ahead of treatment of a hip fracture.

In its Beijing shop in Sanlitun, the fashion and hip downtown area, it is not hard to find people queueing for a cup of HeyTea.

Despite his reputation as a hip hotelier, the 72-year-old New Yorker says that his hotels aren’t built solely for the millennial generation, or any generation in particular.

The institute in Beijing currently includes three unique VR training modules for orthopedic surgery - total knee replacement, total hip replacement with direct anterior approach and hip fracture treatment with a proximal femoral nail - where doctors can simulate operations with the help of VR technology.

Last September, Nestle invested $500 mil-lion to take a 68 percent stake in the hip coffee brand Blue Bottle Coffee, a high-end specialty coffee roaster and retailer based in Oakland, California.

For the past two decades, fast food was seen as hip, fashionable and forward-thinking, but this is no longer the sentiment as an increasing number of consumers are jumping on the healthy eating bandwagon.

With its diverse nighttime offerings, this Yaobu Old Town has burnished its image as the paradise for "special forces" tourism, a hip choice among young Chinese looking to make the best out of short holiday breaks.

"This passive wearable exoskeleton device can support the hip joint and knee joint of the human body through the mechanical and physical principle of the pendulum by using the gravity of the human body instead of the motor driving force, thus enabling people with impaired mobility to walk," said Zhang Duo, the product manager with the medical technology company Sysmed (China).

Guochao refers to the rise of hip, homegrown brands poised to vie for popularity with international labels.

In the one-on-one live-stream, we can better show the company's strength and product details, such as chest press, squat and hip bridge equipment, all of which have been fully demonstrated in the livestream.

YouTubers also remixed the song with hip hop, funk, and even film clips for more fun, which sparked an instant online trend.

We also added programs combining fitness moves which can be practiced during housekeeping, such as hip movements while mopping floors," Liu said.

In 2015, its first 3D-printed hip implant product was commercialized.