Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study has found.

Over the past two years, an expert in revision hip and knee replacement surgery has seen an increase in the number of people needing a second surgery. When a knee or hip implant wears out or another ...

Hip arthroplasty revision is highest in the first 18 months after the index arthroplasty. Revision risk is also higher in younger patients who are more likely to survive to require revision. Jeffrey N ...

A hip or knee replacement can last 15 years on average, 30 years with newer technology. But sometimes a replacement might not hold that long when implants become loose or develop inflections. This is ...

Data released from the Canadian Institutes for Health Information show five-year revision rates for total hip replacement procedures to be low, though metal-on-metal implants bring slightly higher ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prosthetic joint infection is a rare, but devastating complication that affects about 1% to 4% of the patients ...

A long-term follow-up study from Australia confirms that hip implants with components made of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) substantially lower the risk of revision surgery after total hip ...

As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip surgery due to complications has risen sharply in this younger age group, reports a study in the March 21, ...

(HealthDay News) – Among elderly patients receiving total hip replacements for osteoarthritis, the risk of revision hip replacement is highest in the 18 months after surgery and among those aged 65–75 ...

March 22, 2018 - As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip surgery due to complications has risen sharply in this younger age group, reports a study ...