The long and winding road of revision hip replacement.

Abstract

Osteoarthritis of the hip affects over 30 million people globally and its prevalence has been steadily increasing in the past decades.1 There are no approved disease modifying drugs for osteoarthritis; therefore, once non-surgical options have been exhausted patients often turn to total joint arthroplasty to reduce pain and restore functional ability.2 Primary total hip arthroplasty is a remarkably successful procedure, with upwards of 90% of patients reporting favourable outcomes.3