What are the possible complications of artificial joint replacement surgery? Surgery itself can have some complications, especially early postoperative infection, dislocation and deep vein embolism have a certain incidence. There are more and more obese and hyperlipidemic patients in China, which is an important cause of deep vein embolism. Deep vein embolism can cause limb swelling, and once the embolus is dislodged, it can reach the lungs with blood flow and cause fatal pulmonary infarction. Anticoagulant drugs such as low molecular heparin sodium and rivaroxaban are routinely used for prevention after arthroplasty. In addition to drug prophylaxis, activity in the early postoperative period may reduce the incidence of deep vein embolism. Other complications such as neurovascular injury and postoperative joint dislocation have been significantly reduced with the improvement of current surgical techniques. How many years does an artificial joint last? If the quality of the artificial joint is reliable, the surgical technique is good, and the patient does not do much heavy labor, 80% of the patients can use the joint for 30 years or so without any problem, and some parts may need to be replaced due to wear and tear after a few decades. However, there are still some patients who have other problems with their artificial joints, mainly due to infection and bone dissolution and resorption caused by debris produced by joint wear, resulting in the loosening of the artificial joint and the need to replace the prosthesis again. What should I pay attention to after artificial joint replacement? Three months after discharge from the hospital, the patient should go to the hospital for a review and X-ray film to know whether the position and stability of the joint prosthesis are good. The examination will be repeated six months after the operation, and then every six months thereafter, X-rays will be taken. If there is any discomfort, or if the joint is injured due to an accidental situation, it is important to go to the hospital for examination and treatment in a timely manner. After surgery, you can do sports such as cycling, walking, dancing, swimming, etc., but running, jumping and other strenuous sports as well as long-distance walking and mountain climbing are not encouraged. After the artificial hip replacement surgery patients should do as little as possible in their daily life to stilt legs, sit in a low chair and other actions that can easily lead to dislocation of the artificial joint. After the surgery, patients should also pay attention to the fact that infections such as tonsillitis, skin infections, tinea pedis should be actively treated so as not to induce infection of the prosthetic joint in the long term. Surgery itself will have some complications, especially early postoperative infection, dislocation and deep vein embolism has a certain incidence. There are more and more obese and hyperlipidemic patients in China, which is an important cause of deep vein embolism. Deep vein embolism can cause limb swelling, and once the embolus is dislodged, it can reach the lungs with blood flow and cause fatal pulmonary infarction. Anticoagulant drugs such as low molecular heparin sodium and rivaroxaban are routinely used for prevention after arthroplasty. In addition to drug prophylaxis, activity in the early postoperative period may reduce the incidence of deep vein embolism. Other complications such as neurovascular injury and postoperative joint dislocation have been significantly reduced with the improvement of current surgical techniques. How many years does an artificial joint last? If the quality of the artificial joint is reliable, the surgical technique is good, and the patient does not do much heavy labor, 80% of the patients can use the joint for 30 years or so without any problem, and some parts may need to be replaced due to wear and tear after a few decades. However, there are still some patients who have other problems with their artificial joints, mainly due to infection and bone dissolution and resorption caused by debris produced by joint wear, resulting in the loosening of the artificial joint and the need to replace the prosthesis again. What should I pay attention to after artificial joint replacement? Three months after discharge from the hospital, the patient should go to the hospital for a review and X-ray film to know whether the position and stability of the joint prosthesis are good. The examination will be repeated six months after the operation, and then every six months thereafter, X-rays will be taken. If there is any discomfort, or if the joint is injured due to an accidental situation, it is important to go to the hospital for examination and treatment in a timely manner. After surgery, you can do sports such as cycling, walking, dancing, swimming, etc., but running, jumping and other strenuous sports as well as long-distance walking and mountain climbing are not encouraged. After the artificial hip replacement surgery patients should do as little as possible in their daily life to stilt legs, sit in a low chair and other actions that can easily lead to dislocation of the artificial joint. After surgery, patients should also pay attention to infections such as tonsillitis, skin infections, ringworm should be actively treated, so as not to induce long-term prosthetic joint infection.