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Highly cross-linked polyethylene liners significantly reduce wear in THA

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May 2013

Highly cross-linked polyethylene liners significantly reduce wear in THA

Vol: 2| Issue: 4| Number:76| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Wear rate of highly cross-linked polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty. A randomized controlled trial

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Apr;91(4):773-82

Contributing Authors:
RW McCalden SJ MacDonald CH Rorabeck RB Bourne DG Chess KD Charron

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100 patients with degenerative arthritis of the hip were randomized to receive total hip arthroplasty with highly cross-linked or conventional polyethylene liners to compare their wear rates. The results of this trial indicated that there was a significant reduction in the wear rate of the highly cross-linked group. It was also noted that there was a difference in wear rates between the sexes.

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