Complications After Joint Replacement — Longterm Follow-Up, Clinical Findings, and Biomechanical Research

Abstract

Authors of world-wide orthopaedic literature are unanimous on the nature of the main complications that arise from hip joint replacement, viz. infection, loosening of the implant (including material failure) and wear, together with the thereby induced reaction of the surrounding tissue, which in turn may lead to loosening of the implant or stiffening of the joint. The presented figures, however, giving the number of cases associated with each of the above-mentioned causes vary considerably, depending on the number of endoprostheses inserted, the types employed (materials) and the length of the follow-up period.