{"id":781,"date":"2010-04-16T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/2010\/04\/16\/revision-surgery-complications\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T00:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T04:04:23","slug":"revision-surgery-complications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/revision-surgery-complications\/","title":{"rendered":"Revision Surgery Complications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>As a  <a title=\"North Charleston personal injury lawyer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/\">North Charleston personal injury attorney<\/a> , I see many patients undergo hip implant revision surgery without knowing the complications. There are a range of complications from revision surgery that patients should know about to ensure their recovery has the best chance.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the potential risks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infection: Hip revision surgeries are lengthy procedures, exposing the body to potential infectious agents for longer periods.<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding: Excessive blood loss is problematic since a larger incision is required to remove the first implant.<\/li>\n<li>Nerve or blood vessel trauma: Scar tissue from the first surgery relocates nerves and blood vessels, making it easier to cut, bruise, or impinge either or both.<\/li>\n<li>Poor positioning or loose fixation: Second implants have a less-secure base of attachment with a greater chance of shifting, loosening, or breaking adjacent bone.<\/li>\n<li>Deep venous thrombosis: Patients are more sedentary through a longer recovery thus increasing the chances of deep venous thrombosis.<\/li>\n<li>Blood clots: Trauma to the blood vessels can occur when the hip muscles are moved aside to extract the first implant. Blood clots in the heart and lungs are a dangerous complication, and stroke is also possible.<\/li>\n<li>Dislocation: This is especially common after a second surgery, a fact that lengthens the recovery period and slows physical therapy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a DePuy ASR XL hip replacement you might want to consider speaking with a  <a title=\"South Carolina hip recall lawyer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/category\/depuy-hip-implant-recall\/\">South Carolina DePuy hip recall lawyer<\/a>  to find out what the next steps you should take are.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a range of complications from revision surgery that patients should know about to ensure their recovery has the best 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