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Failed hip, knee replacements costly, hard on patient TheChronicleHerald.ca People who get a knee or hip replaced should expect their new joints to last upwards of 15 years. But artificial implants can fail as a result of infections and other problems and that means a return to the operating table. These “revision” surgeries ...