Table 2.

Details of squeaking in 10 patients with hip resurfacings

Patient	Type of squeaker	Time postoperatively to first squeak (months)	Activity	Duration of squeaking	Number of episodes	Last squeak reported (months postoperatively)	How did the squeaking stop?
1	Episodic	3	Bending to pick up an object	Few hours	Few	6	Spontaneously
2	Episodic	4	Climbing stairs and walking	5 days	Few	5	Spontaneously
3	Rare	22	Bending to pick up an object	1 day	One	22	Progressively
4	Rare	5	Walking distance	1 hour	One	5	Spontaneously
5	Episodic	12	Bending to reach for object and walking	1–2 days	Few	24	Spontaneously
6	Persistent	12	Walking distance	Few hours	Weekly	69	Spontaneously
7	Episodic	9	After activity	Few hours	Few	9	Spontaneously
8	Episodic	15	After activity or first thing in the morning	1 hour	Few	15	Spontaneously
9	Rare	19	Climbing stairs	1 day	One	19	Progressively
10	Persistent	12	Bending to reach for object and after activity	Few hours	At least once a month	Unknown	Stopped with decreased activity due to illness