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No difference in linear wear rate between oxinium and cobalt-chrome femoral heads in THA

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November 2014

No difference in linear wear rate between oxinium and cobalt-chrome femoral heads in THA

Vol: 3| Issue: 11| Number:64| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A randomized controlled trial comparing oxinium and cobalt-chrome on standard and cross-linked polyethylene

J Arthroplasty. 2014 Sep;29(9 Suppl):164-8

Contributing Authors:
ZA Morison S Patil HA Khan ER Bogoch EH Schemitsch JP Waddell

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Synopsis

80 adult patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) were randomly assigned to one of four bearing surfaces: cobalt-chrome (CoCr) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), CoCr and oxidized zirconium and cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE), Oxinium and UHMWPE, and Oxinium and HXLPE. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiographic outcomes in these four be...

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