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    How do I know if I need Revision Hip Replacement Surgery?

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  • Mr Matt Barnes

    Orthopaedic Surgeon

    Mr Matt Barnes is an experienced Melbourne Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in the treatment of both hip and knee pain. His areas of expertise are hip … View Profile

    This varies from patient to patient. The hip pain can become unmanageable, usually due to the polyethylene liner in the socket being worn away by grinding of the femoral head. Plastic particles may then escape around the back of the components causing them to loosen from the surrounding bone and cause pain. Other reasons for revision hip replacement surgery are;

    Infection

    Fracture

    Soft tissue irritation around the components

    Recurrent Dislocation

    Reaction to metal-on-metal hip replacement

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