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. 2007 Jun;5(2):139–142. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2007.717

Table 1.

Risk factors for late instability following total hip arthroplasty.

Female gender
Younger age
Pseudocapsule laxity
Abductors mechanism insufficiency
Previous subluxations
Hip trauma
Cognitive impairment
Neuromuscular dysfunction
Initial malposition of the acetabular component
Loosening with migration of the components
Polyethylene wear