Does Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene Wear Less Than Conventional Polyethylene in Total Hip Arthroplasty?. A Double-Blind, Randomized, and Controlled Trial Using Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric Analysis

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-343

  Glyn Jones, Sion ^a   Isaac, Sherif ^b   Hauptfleisch, Jennifer ^b   McLardy Smith, Peter ^b   Murray, David W ^a   Gill, Harinderjit Singh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cross linked polyethylene; penetration; RSA; total hip arthroplasty; wear

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT T TEST; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; X RAY;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 40749130415     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.12.117     Document Type: Article

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