Patients who develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a total hip replacement have more than a five-fold increased risk of mortality within 10 years, according to new research ...

A new study finds that periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) after hip replacement can increase the risk of death by over five times within 10 yrs. The research highlights the urgent need for ...

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According to new research, patients who experience a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following a total hip replacement have a five-fold greater risk of death within a ten-year period. Study ...

Hip replacement (also known as total hip replacement or total hip arthroplasty) is a surgical procedure that is performed to replace damaged cartilage in the hip joint. The operation involves removing ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of obesity on the incidence of serious complications after revision total hip arthroplasty, over a period of up to 5 years.

If the infection affects your prosthesis, you may need another hip replacement. To lower your risk of infection, your doctor may make some changes to your RA medications.

“Infection is the number one cause…and fracture is a worry, with people in their 80s and 90s who had their joint replacement 20 years ago falling and breaking their hip or knee,” he said.

Hip Replacement Infection: Researchers from ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute, and the Department of Surgery at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto examined the long ...

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Infection, nerve damage, blood clots, anesthesia side effects, bone fracture and blood vessel injury are all possible complications of hip replacement surgery. But in general, these complications ...