Re: Hip replacement
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Total hip replacement is a durable and highly successful operation and the associated implants usually last about 15 to 20 years. However, as with any device, hip replacement prostheses can experience wear, mechanical failure, and/or metallosis. Metallosis is an uncommon but serious complication in which an implant degrades or corrodes and releases microscopic metal particles into the surrounding soft tissues or the bloodstream. Implants that fail in any of these ways must be exchanged for new ones in a procedure called a revision total hip replacement. https://www.hss.edu/health-library/cond ... eplacement.
With modern materials, implants, and polyethylene, the majority of patients over 60 years of age who receive a hip replacement retain the prosthesis for life. However, some patients may need one or more revisions of a hip replacement, particularly if the initial hip replacement surgery is performed at a young age or infectious or mechanical complications with the first prosthesis occur.