Infections, fractures increasingly driving repeat hip replacement surgeries, finds study

A 15-year study conducted at two tertiary care referral hospitals has found that infections and fracture-related complications are becoming increasingly important reasons for revision hip replacement surgeries in India. This shift reflects the large number of young patients with demanding lifestyles who undergo these surgeries and subsequently experience such complications. The study, recently published in the Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, analysed 252 revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA) procedures performed between 2011 and 2025 at SPARSH Hospital for Advanced Surgeries, Bengaluru, and KIMS Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad. Both these institutions are tertiary referral centres that routinely receive complex failed hip replacement cases performed across different hospitals and regions of the country. Therefore, the study reflects the broader pattern and complexity of revision hip arthroplasty cases presenting in India, the authors said.