What is Revision Hip Replacement?

Total hip replacement is a great option to address hip arthritis and is associated with good long-term outcomes. However, hip replacement can fail due to a variety of reasons including infections, dislocation of the hip joint, loosening of the implants, plastic wear, metal on metal disease and fractures.

Revision hip replacement is a complex surgical procedure in which some or all the parts of the artificial hip are replaced. A fellowship trained hip replacement specialist, such as Dr Dibra, is able to determine the cause of hip replacement failure, in order to offer the patient a solution.

Revision Hip Replacement addresses following problems:

• Infection

• Dislocations

• Loosening of the hip implants

• Plastic wear

• Metal on Metal hips

• Fracture