Hip Surgery :

Revision Hip Surgery

Hip replacements are mechanical bearings that will eventually wear out. If you have a hip replacement when you are young, it is more than likely that it will wear out within your lifetime. When a hip replacement wears out, it usually becomes loose and painful. If this happens, the components of the hip replacement need to be removed and new ones inserted. This procedure is called revision hip surgery.

It is often quite a complex operation because the components have to be removed without damaging the remaining bone, and the surgeon has to ensure that the new components are solidly fixed into place. Compared to having a hip replacement for the first time, the risk of complications is higher and it often takes longer to recover from the operation.

If your hip replacement is painful, or it doesn't feel 'right', please contact us. A clinical assessment and appropriate X-rays will usually tell us if there is a problem. If you need to have hip revision surgery it is usually better to have it done sooner rather than later in order to reduce the risk of further complications. The pictures show some cases that I have done where the outcome has been very successful.