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HOW LONG DOES AN ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT LAST?

Artificial hip joint is a good hip joint but not a normal one. The successful outcome of this surgery with newer long lasting durable material and standardized techniques is excellent. Over the years remarkable advances have been made in joint replacement technology to improve their durability. 90-95% hip replacements are successful for 15 years. By 10 years approximately 25% of all artificial hips will look loose on X-rays, but only few of these will be the symptomatic enough to require revision.

Obesity, heavy labour jobs and very strenuous activity can affect the longevity of the artificial hip joints.

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