How might the longer-than-expected lifetimes of hip and knee replacements affect clinical practice?

Expert Rev Med Devices. 2019 Sep;16(9):753-755. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2019.1654857. Epub 2019 Aug 14.

Authors

Timothy J Fowler^{1

2}, Ashley W Blom^{1

2}, Adrian Sayers^{1

3}, Michael R Whitehouse^{1

2}, Jonathan T Evans¹

Affiliations

¹ Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Southmead Hospital , Bristol , UK.
² National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bristol , Bristol , UK.
³ Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol , UK.

PMID: 31401885
DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2019.1654857

No abstract available

Keywords: Arthroplasty; implant failure; registry; survival; total hip replacement; total knee replacement.

Publication types

Editorial

Grants and funding

MR/L01226X/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom