Hugh James

'Quick-fit' knees and hips that can wear out in three years

"Thousands of patients having hip or knee replacements on the NHS may find that their new joints do not last more than a few years." The Times; 02 September 2008.

A study of joint replacements in England has found that the latest surgical techniques of hip resurfacing and partial knee replacement have a lower success rate than the older established methods where the entire joint is replaced.

The researchers on behalf of The Royal College of Surgeons found that the newer surgical joints could be twice as likely to fail than standard ones. Where for example in a total hip replacement the failure rate is said to be 1 in 111 patients, in the more modern surgery where one fits a cap over the head of the thigh bone connecting to a socket rather than a full hip replacement, the failure rate accelerates to 1 in 38 cases.

If you have concerns that your hip or knee repair has failed earlier than you were led to believe then you may be entitled to compensation.

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