Women hurts hip replacement

Surgeons women should stop spending common type of hip replacement surgery hip resurfacing method because of the unacceptably high level of unsuccessful outcomes. This was reported in the prestigious scientific journal The Lancet.

British doctors at the University of Bristol examined the effectiveness of operations hip replacement   method hip resurfacing (also called "resurfacing hip"), which is an alternative to traditional hip replacement. It was found that women who passed through this operation, failure rate is 1 in every 9 cases. The most common prosthesis leads to severe pain, which occurs after its removal for seven years after the procedure.

This failure rate is more than six times higher than in conventional hip replacement in which the removed and the upper part of the thigh. Endoprosthesis hip resurfacing preserves it. This technology is used since the late 1980s. Implant manufacturers claim that their products provide an opportunity for people to move better. In addition, patients have more time before the top of the hip still have to be removed. The most common joint replacement hip resurfacing offer people younger than 55.

"The level of unsuccessful outcomes of such operations is unacceptably high, - says Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Bristol Ashley Blom. - In light of our findings, we do not recommend hip replacement   women. For patients aged 55 the likelihood of re-operation, in this case 11 rises to 7%, depending on the size of the femoral head. The smaller this bone, the higher the risk of failure. "

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