Primary cementless total hip arthroplasty with an alumina ceramic-on-ceramic bearing: results after a minimum of twenty years of follow-up

• Published in: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 92; no. 3; p. 639
• Main Authors: Petsatodis, George E, Papadopoulos, Pericles P, Papavasiliou, Kyriakos A, Hatzokos, Ippokratis G, Agathangelidis, Filon G, Christodoulou, Anastasios G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aluminum; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - methods; Ceramics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hip Prosthesis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Polyethylene; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Failure; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Surface Properties; Treatment Outcome

The biological problems related to wear debris after total hip arthroplasty have stimulated renewed interest in alternatives to metal-on-polyethylene bearing surfaces. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and radiographic results of 100 patients who had undergone a total of 109 primary total hi...