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Best approach for hip replacement
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Jul 6 6:18am | Replies (57)Comment receiving replies
I would add: ask what the surgeon's infection rate is and how many of this surgery the have performed
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Excellent questions. Considering a hip surgeon probably does approximately 300 to 400 surgeries a year (the number would be higher, but these surgeons also do knees, usually), looks at the time since they completed their fellowship.
The infection rate for joint replacements is approximately 1%. You can still ask the surgeon their number.
Finally, a really good surgeon should be happy to answer these questions.