Ceramic-on-ceramic versus ceramic-on-polyethylene bearings in total hip arthroplasty: Results of a multicenter prospective randomized study and update of modern ceramic total hip trials in the United States

HIP International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-135

  Sonny Bal, B ^a   Aleto, T J ^a   Garino, J P ^b   Toni, A ^c   Hendricks, K J ^d  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina bearing; Ceramics; Osteolysis; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CERAMICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP FRACTURE; HIP INJURY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEPSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 30344440828     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2008.803     Document Type: Review

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