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5. Review and outlook
The effect of the various improvements made to hip joint prostheses can be assessed using the national registries that record arthroplasty operations. Figure 7 , taken from the Australian national registry , shows the evolution of the number of revisions with successive years of implantation of artificial hips of different types. After five years of implantation, only 2-3% of prostheses require re-intervention due to various problems, not necessarily related to wear. After...
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