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. 2008 Oct 31;467(1):166–173. doi: 10.1007/s11999-008-0566-z

Table 3.

Failure by diagnosis

Initial revision diagnosis N (%) Second revision diagnosis N (%) Time to failure in months (range)
Aseptic loosening 74 (15%) 54.1 (1.7–190.3)
Aseptic loosening 31 (43%)
Instability 20 (27%)
Osteolysis/wear 12 (16%)
Miscellaneous 6 (7%)
Infection 4 (5%)
Periprosthetic fracture 1 (1%)
Instability 21 (12%) 34.5 (1–129.6)
Instability 12 (57%)
Aseptic loosening 3 (14%)
Infection 2 (10%)
Osteolysis/wear 2 (10%)
Implant fracture 2 (10%)
Osteolysis/wear 16 (9%) 29.9 (0.7–117.6)
Instability 7 (44%)
Implant fracture 2 (12.5%)
Infection 2 (12.5%)
Osteolysis/wear 2 (12.5%)
Aseptic loosening 1 (6%)
Failed bipolar 1 (6%)
Periprosthetic fracture 1 (6%)
Deep periprosthetic infection 13 (11%) 37.7 (0.5–145.1)
Infection 6 (38%)
Instability 5 (36%)
Aseptic loosening 1 (8%)
Periprosthetic fracture 1 (8%)
Periprosthetic fracture 9 (14%) 13.2 (0.3–49.4)
Aseptic loosening 3 (33.3%)
Infection 3 (33.3%)
Instability 3 (33.3%)