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No difference between oxidized zirconium or cobalt-chromium femoral component of TKA

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March 2013

No difference between oxidized zirconium or cobalt-chromium femoral component of TKA

Vol: 2| Issue: 2| Number:103| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Five-year comparison of oxidized zirconium and cobalt-chromium femoral components in total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Apr 6;93(7):624-30

Contributing Authors:
C Hui L Salmon S Maeno J Roe W Walsh L Pinczewski

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Synopsis

40 patients with bilateral symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) scheduled for bilateral cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty (TKA), received oxidized zirconium femoral component in one knee (OZ), and a cobalt-chromium component in the contralateral knee (CC) (knees were randomly assigned treatment). The outcome measures of this study were measured by subjective scoring, radiographic scoring ...

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