The reasons for ceramic-on-ceramic revisions between the third- and fourth-generation bearings in total hip arthroplasty from multicentric registry data

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 5539
• Main Authors: Kim, Sang-Min, Rhyu, Kee Hyung, Yoo, Jeong Joon, Lim, Seung-Jae, Yoo, Je Hyun, Kweon, Suc Hyun, Lee, Kyung-Jae, Han, Seung-Beom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 10.03.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/301; 692/700; Bearings; Hip; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Osteonecrosis; Revisions; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Total hip arthroplasty

This study aimed to evaluate (1) the overall reasons for first revision in CoC THAs; (2) whether the reasons for revision differ between third-generation and fourth-generation CoC THAs; and (3) the specific factors associated with bearing-related problems as the reason for revision. We retrospective...