erformed each year in the United States and less than ten percent require further surgery (WebMdHealth, 1-5).The most common problem after hip surgery is hip dislocation. The most dangerous position to cause this is to pull the knees into the chest. Another complication may be caused by the loosening of the implant. A revision surgery may be recommended at this point. Other complications may include infection, blood clots, hetrotropic bone formation (bone growth beyond normal edges of bone). Some patients may require blood after surgery. Patients are being advised to do an autologous blood donation before surgery. About one to ten patients develop a blood clot that travels to lungs, causing difficulty breathing (1 in 1000 patients) and possibly death (1 in 10,000 patients). Approximately one in two hundred fifty patients will develop a deep infection around the artificial hip components. If this occurs, removal of the implant may be necessary. If the infection is treatable and dissipates, another implant may be placed, if not, fusion is required. Because the large risk of infection, many physicians require their patients to premedicate with antibiotics before dental procedures. Large amounts of bacteria in the mouth increase the opportunity of infection to travel to the implant. Dental precautions are not only necessary after implant surgery, but also it is important to have a complete dental exam before hip replacement surgery. If Dental infections are present, such as a dormant abscess, it is necessary to be treated before surgery to prevent the spread of infection (WebMdHealth, 1-7). Due to medical progression over the past twenty years, knee replacement surgery has equaled or even surpassed hip replacement surgery. Based on pain, motion and function ability the results are excellent in ninety percent of the cases. In sixty percent of the cases were able to eliminate all of the pain. In only ten percent of the cases patients ...
