COTSWOLD CLINICS
Hip Clinic
Diagnosis of Hip Pain
Progression of Arthritis
Hip Injections
Hip Preservation
Total Hip Replacement
Recovery after surgery
Activities after THR
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Hip Review Clinic
Problems after a hip replacement?
How long will my hip last?
Why do hips wear out?
Why blood tests for Metal on Metal hips?
"Check-up" for your hip replacement?
Hip Revision Surgery
When should I have my hip revised?
Planning complex surgery
Hip Revision Surgery
Hip replacements that have given several years of good service may fail in a number of different ways:
Wear or fatigue of the implant
Polyethylene wear
Metal wear
Late Dislocation
Implant disassembly
Implant fracture
Gradual failure of fixation
Loosening of the cup
Loosening of the stem
Fractures of the bone around the implant (Periprosthetic fractures)
Trochanteric avulsion
Femoral fracture
Acetabular fracture
Blood borne infection
After septicaemia
After infection elsewhere in the body
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