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COA/ICORS2019: Majority of 10-year wear with XLPE liners occurs within first 6-12 weeks after THA

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June 2019

COA/ICORS2019: Majority of 10-year wear with XLPE liners occurs within first 6-12 weeks after THA

Vol: 8| Issue: 6| Number:38| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Highly Crossed Linked Polyethylene in THA Has Even Lower Rates of Wear After Creep has Been Eliminated: A 10 Year 4 Bearing Analysis

Contributing Authors:
EH Schemitch JP Waddell J Wu ER Bogoch A Atrey S Ward

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92 patients scheduled for total hip arthroplasty were randomized to one of 4 bearing surfaces: cobalt-chromium on ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, oxidized zirconium on ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, cobalt-chromium on highly crosslinked polyethylene, or oxidized zirconium on highly crosslinked polyethylene. Patients were assessed for wear rate over 10-year follow-up. Both raw ...

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