Functional Outcomes of Hip Resurfacing vs. Large head Total Hip Arthroplasty .
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The John Charnley Award: The functional outcome of hip resurfacing and large-head THA is the same: a randomized, double-blind study
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Feb;468(2):326-36. Epub 2009 Jun 20.48 patients, younger than 65 and with hip disease were randomized to undergo either a hip resurfacing (HR) or total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedure. At 3 month follow up, both groups had improved functional scores matching non-operated individuals; however, the HR did not provide better clinical outcomes when compared to the large-head total hip arthroplasty.
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