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Cemented Mallory-Head hip prostheses require more revisions

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September 2014

Cemented Mallory-Head hip prostheses require more revisions

Vol: 3| Issue: 9| Number:28| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Comparison of total hip arthroplasty performed with and without cement : a randomized trial

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Oct;84-A(10):1823-8

Contributing Authors:
A Laupacis R Bourne C Rorabeck D Feeny P Tugwell C Wong

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250 patients undergoing hip arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis were randomized to receive a Mallory-Head total hip prosthesis with either cement or uncemented insertion. Outcomes assessed were mortality, revision arthroplasty, and health-related quality of life measured with surveys. Over an average follow-up of 6.3 years, the cemented group had significantly more femoral components revised compar...

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