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Why do I need hip replacement surgery?

Some of the most common reasons are hip joint failure caused by osteoarthritis or OA which is the most common form of arthritis leading to chronic disability in the United States where there are approximately 27 million sufferers.

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Other indications include rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, protrusio acetabuli, some hip fractures and injuries, benign and malignant bone tumors, arthritis associated with Paget's disease, ankylosing spondylitis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Hip replacement is usually considered after other therapies like physical therapy and pain medications—have failed.

Hip replacements correct damage to the hip joint found on X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans.

Hip pain aches constantly or intermittently. Hip pain is not just limited in the hip but may be bothersome in the thigh, buttock, knee or groin also.

Orthopedic surgeons may use a traditional approach through a single, relatively large incision, or a minimally invasive approach through one or two small incisions. In either approach, the surgeon removes the diseased joint and replaces it with an artificial implant or prosthesis made of metal or ceramic.

Hip replacement can relieve the patient's pain and improve quality of life. However, the pain returns when the artificial joint eventually wears out, requiring a second operation to replace the joint.

Hip replacements are supposed to last 15 to 20 years. However, when they fail in 3 to 5 years, there is a problem much like some metal on metal cup hip implants by Wright Medical Technology.

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Product Identification Notice: In any of our web pages referring to Zimmer NexGen products, these pages are intended to provide information about and are referring to the same Zimmer products that were identified by Dr. Berger in his presentation and study entitled "The High Failure Rate of a High-Flex Total Knee Arthroplasty Design," and were written about in the NY Times article titled "Surgeon vs. Knee Maker: Who's Rejecting Whom?," and that are reported in the FDA MAUDE database, where reports involving the Zimmer NexGen CR Flex Cementless or Porous Femoral component can be found. Not all Zimmer NexGen products are involved in our investigations and lawsuits.