What complications can happen during or shortly after surgery?
• Pain • Femoral or acetabular (related to the hip socket) perforation (hole) or broken bones • Broken bone while seating or implanting the device • Damage to blood vessels • Temporary or permanent nerve damage resulting in pain or numbness of the affected limb • Undesirable shortening or lengthening of the limb caused by improper selection of the implant size • Traumatic wounds of the hip from positioning of the leg during surgery • Cardiovascular disorders including blood clots in the veins or lungs, or heart attack • Pocket of blood caused by bleeding from a broken blood vessel which appears black and blue • Delayed wound healing • Infection
