Definition of nervous for English Language Learners. : 1  having or showing feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen. : 2  often or easily becoming worried and afraid about what might happen. : 3  causing someone to feel worried and afraid : making someone nervous.
Most patients after hip surgery are kept on partial weight-bearing for 6 weeks. In theory, patients with cemented prostheses are capable of bearing full weight immediately after surgery. The cement has reached 90% of its strength some 10-15 minutes mixing.
When a primary hip replacement requires revision, the acetabular component alone is involved 40% of the time. Both components (acetabular and femoral stem) require revision in 37% of cases, and the femoral stem alone requires replacement in 22% of cases (3).