Hip Implants a Bit More Likely to Fail in Women

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBy Carla K. Johnson, Medical Writer, The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years. The message for women considering hip replacement surgery remains unclear. It’s not known which models …