Ceramic Hip Replacement Squeaking

An estimation of the incidence of squeaking and revision surgery for squeaking in ceramic on ceramic total hip replacement.

Ceramic hip replacement squeaking.

Imagine going from having a painful arthritic hip to a squeaking but pain free hip. Severe squeaking after ceramic on ceramic hip replacement with a blade stem. Although the cause is still not understood there also have been documented cases of a squeaking noise produced by ceramic hip replacement systems. That can happen after a total hip replacement thr.

Those are the two questions answered in this article. A meta analysis and report from the australian orthopaedic association national joint registry. Rottenstein law group as if being implanted with a defective hip replacement wasn t enough to worry about many recipients have to contend with a squeaking or creaking noise coming from their artificial. Ceramic hip replacement jack nicklaus joint replacement new york times patient squeak united states posted on august 3 2011 source.

Anatomy of a squeak some patients who have received artificial hips with ceramic components have complained that the hips make a squeaking sound. Ceramic systems are the most expensive. Hi there i m 48yo and have a full hip replacement done 2 years ago ceramic i have had nothing but pain since i ve had it done besides the high pitch squeaking noise when i bend over and my family have said was that your hip that s making that noise and i m like yes. Owen dh russell nc smith pn walter wl.

And what can be done about it. The exact cause of the squeaking is unknown but stripe wear found on used ceramic parts suggests that the noise may begin when these parts rub together. What causes this problem. The incidence of hip squeak associated with ceramic on ceramic bearings has been variably reported ranging from 0 7 to 20 9.

Squeaking is almost always a problem in patients who have an implant with an alternative bearing surface something other than metal and plastic and most commonly with ceramic hip replacements. We determined the patients perception of squeaking in 306 patients 336 hips in whom ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasties thas were performed between 1997 and 2005. Ive told my surgeon numerous times but it never seems to make the noise when i see him. Another disadvantage is the cost of these hip replacement systems when compared with the older metal on metal or metal on poly artificial hips.

In a recent survey of 149 patients with a thr about one in 10 reported a squeaking hip. The two main parts of the hip that are replaced include the round head at the top of the femur thigh bone and the cup shaped hip socket.