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Polyethylene spacer does not improve polyethylene-cemented acetabular component fixation

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August 2013

Polyethylene spacer does not improve polyethylene-cemented acetabular component fixation

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:460| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The cemented all-polyethylene acetabular cup: factors affecting survival with emphasis on the integrated polyethylene spacer: an analysis of the effect of cement spacers, cement mantle thickness, and acetabular angle on the survival of total hip arthropla

J Arthroplasty. 2006 Feb;21(2):191-8

Contributing Authors:
PM Faris MA Ritter EM Keating AE Thong KE Davis JB Meding

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Synopsis

407 patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) were randomized to receive either an acetabular cup with polyethylene cement spacers integrated into the cup or an acetabular cup with the polyethylene spacers removed. The primary outcome examined was failure of the component. Results indicated that the polyethylene spacers did not improve fixation of the polyethylene-cemented acetabula...

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