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Ceramic-on-ceramic no better than ceramic-on-polyethylene in THA
March 2013
Ceramic-on-ceramic no better than ceramic-on-polyethylene in THA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Delta Ceramic-on-Alumina Ceramic Articulation in Primary THA: Prospective, Randomized FDA-IDE Study and Retrieval Analysis
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Feb;468(2):367-74.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
109 patients (>18 years old) with moderately symptomatic degenerative joint disease were randomized to undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) with either a ceramic-on-ceramic (COC) or a cermamic-on-polyethylene (COP) articulation. At 26 month follow up, there were no clinically significant differences between the two bearing surfaces in terms of functional hip scores, radiographic migration, and ost...
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