“…In revising a conventional total hip a high incidence of complications is often reported, e.g. perforation of the femoral shaft, fracture of the femoral shaft or perforation of the acetabulum [6,15,23]. The postoperative infectioin rate after revision of hip prostheses is also higher in cases with a conventional total hip compared to cases with a resurfacing prosthesis et al [3,26,29,35].…”