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Hip Replacements
Barbara Myers is joined by consultant orthopaedic surgeon Peter Kay, of the Wrightington Hospital in Wigan, to answer listeners' calls about hip replacements.
60,000 hip replacement operations are performed every year in the UK.
The most common reason for replacing the hip joint is because of damage caused by osteoarthritis but it can also be because of fracture or infection.
As people receiving artificial hips get younger, how long can they be expected to last and what can you expect after your operation?
Barbara Myers is be joined by consultant orthopaedic surgeon Peter Kay, of the Wrightington Hospital in Wigan, the UK hospital which performed the first hip replacements.
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Thu 5 Apr 2007
15:00
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