Same survival but higher rate of osteolysis for metal-on-metal Ultamet versus ceramic-on-ceramic in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty after 8 years of follow-up.

Higuchi, Yoshitoshi

Same survival but higher rate of osteolysis for metal-on-metal Ultamet versus ceramic-on-ceramic in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty after 8 years of follow-up. [electronic resource] - Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR 12 2018 - 1155-1161 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1877-0568

10.1016/j.otsr.2018.08.005 doi


Adult
Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip--instrumentation
Case-Control Studies
Ceramics
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hip Joint--physiopathology
Hip Prosthesis--adverse effects
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses--adverse effects
Middle Aged
Osteolysis--diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Period
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure
Radiography
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors