Risks
Hip resurfacing surgery is an elective procedure that is nearly always successful in improving motion and decreasing pain in a disabled hip joint. Although this surgery is usually without any significant problems, there may occasionally be unforeseen complications associated with anesthesia, including respiratory or cardiac malfunction. The procedure itself may be complicated by infection, injury to nerves and blood vessels, fracture, weakness, stiffness or instability of the joint, pain, or the need for additional surgeries.

Certain patients may be at increased risk for complications following a partial hip resurfacing procedure. Patients who are immuno-compromised in some way, such as those with severe rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus, are at increased risk. So are patients with disease, drug, or radiation-induced immuno-suppression, as are patients with insulin-dependent (Type 1) diabetes, malnourishment, hemophilia, or those who have had previous prosthetic joint infections.