How Long Will My Hip Replacement Last? Medical Video by Surgery

How Long Will My Hip Replacement Last?

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"About 90% of patients are going to be doing well with that implant at 20 years." Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, notes how hip replacements last much longer than patients expect them to.

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