COTSWOLD CLINICS     Hip Clinic Diagnosis of Hip Pain Progression of Arthritis Hip Injections Hip Preservation Total Hip Replacement Recovery after surgery Activities after THR Contact Us     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	All hip replacements will wear out or wear loose at some point, hopefully after about 10 years of service. The graph shows that on average hip replacement has a 90% change of lasting 10 years. It is encouraging that results are getting better as techniques develop over time. You can see the rate of revision slows after 17 years, this may be because older patients are not active or not fit for surgery.
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