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	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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