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Following recent reports of poor results with the hydroxyapatite-coated ABG I prosthesis, we report the survival of a series of 63 patients (69 hips) at a mean of 15 years (range, 13–17 years). In total, eight patients had revision procedures. The reason for revision was acetabular loosening in all cases. In only one case was there associated clinical and radiographic loosening of the femoral stem...