News from the usa October 1, 2009 The increasing number of THA revisions in the United States: Why is it happening?
ORTHOPEDICS TODAY 2009; 29:6
Over the years one of the better ways to improve our surgical results has been to review our failures. It appears we are seeing increasing numbers of total hip revisions in the United States. For this month’s featured interview, I have asked Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, to share with us some of the experience and insight gained by looking at our failed primary total hip replacements.
Douglas W. Jackson, MD ,.
Chief Medical Editor
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Between October 2005 and December 2006, the most common causes of revision THA in the United States (see chart) were hip instability (22.5%), mechanical loosening (19.7%) and infection (14.8%).
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