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Ceramic-on-ceramic vs. ceramic-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene bearing for THA
February 2014
Ceramic-on-ceramic vs. ceramic-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene bearing for THA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A randomised prospective evaluation of ceramic-on-ceramic and ceramic-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene bearings in the same patients with primary cementless total hip arthroplasty
Int Orthop. 2013 Nov;37(11):2131-7Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
One hundred patients (200 hips) under the age 50 years who were scheduled to receive total hip arthroplasty were randomly assigned two different bearing types (one for each hip) to compare cementless THA using alumina-on-alumina ceramic bearing and alumina-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene bearing in terms of clinical and radiographic outcomes. The results of the study indicated that both alumin...
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