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Total hip replacement has brought the promise of relief from hip pain, excellent gait and a satisfactory range of hip motion (1). But we have to keep in mind that total hip replacement is a major procedure and local complications such as infection, loosening of the fixation, and migration of the socket into the pelvis may lead to lifelong disability.
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Müller, M.E. (1976). Present Indication for Hip Joint Replacement and Implantation Techniques. In: Schaldach, M., Hohmann, D. (eds) Engineering in Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66369-7_4
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