Hip replacement has been a great achievement of orthopaedic surgery as
it reliably abolishes pain and restores function. The success of this
operation has lead to its use not only in the elderly, but increasing
ly, in the higher demand that younger patients whose life expectancy i
s longer than the longevity of the prostheses used to date. Thus, we a
re seeing a growing number of patients who require a first or even rep
eat revision surgery, which is often complex and technically demanding
.