The clinical and radiographic outcomes of 88 patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty with either conventional polyethylene or cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) from the same manufacturer were compared. There were no significant differences between the 2 subpopulations regarding average age, gender, side affected, or prosthetic stem and cup size. The average follow-up was 104 months (range, 55 to 131 months). To the authors' knowledge, this is the longest follow-up for this particular insert. Clinical and radiographic evaluations were performed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months and then annually. Results showed that XLPE has a significantly greater wear reduction than that of standard polyethylene in primary total hip arthroplasty. At the longest available follow-up for these specific inserts, XLPE proved to be effective in reducing wear.

Conventional versus cross-linked polyethylene for total hip arthroplasty

SURACE, MICHELE FRANCESCO;CHERUBINO, PAOLO
2015-01-01

Abstract

The clinical and radiographic outcomes of 88 patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty with either conventional polyethylene or cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) from the same manufacturer were compared. There were no significant differences between the 2 subpopulations regarding average age, gender, side affected, or prosthetic stem and cup size. The average follow-up was 104 months (range, 55 to 131 months). To the authors' knowledge, this is the longest follow-up for this particular insert. Clinical and radiographic evaluations were performed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months and then annually. Results showed that XLPE has a significantly greater wear reduction than that of standard polyethylene in primary total hip arthroplasty. At the longest available follow-up for these specific inserts, XLPE proved to be effective in reducing wear.
2015
http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/journals/ortho/2015-9-38-9/%7Bd7d3d721-b1ad-447f-88d7-3390dff18c2c%7D/conventional-versus-cross-linked-polyethylene-for-total-hip-arthroplasty.pdf
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Surace, MICHELE FRANCESCO; Monestier, Luca; Vulcano, Ettore; Harwin, Steven F.; Cherubino, Paolo
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