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Hello, Sue,
I would like to piggyback on questions from nat0430 regarding dual mobility cup implants. I have an appt with my surgeon Tuesday, and had pretty much settled on the dual mobility cup, based on lots of reading. Today, I thought I'd look on the forum for anyone who may have had this implant. information. I'm so glad I thought to look! In the interest of brevity, here's my history:
2009--metal-on-metal hip replacement (posterior)
2023--revision due to cobalt shedding (posterior)
2024--January, hip dislocation
2024--April, another dislocation, with undetermined cause

I so appreciate the information you gave to nat0430. I am now rethinking the dual mobility cup. I'm at the top of the waiting list for surgery. I'm wondering if you've seen anymore about the DMC implant since Oct 2022. Thank you so much!

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Replies to "Hello, Sue, I would like to piggyback on questions from nat0430 regarding dual mobility cup implants...."

Here are two recent reviews of dual-mobility implants. I haven't done any studying (yet) because as of last May, my existing implants still looked "perfect" according to my ortho. Even though they are now 12 years old, he figures they are good for another 10 years or so.

I didn't read these fully, but it looks like the dual cup reduces dislocation risk.
https://josr-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13018-023-03730-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10348735/
Good luck on your surgery!
Sue