• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Dec 2011

    Cross-linked ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene liner and ceramic femoral head in total hip arthroplasty: a prospective study at 5 years follow-up.

    • Iñigo Orradre Burusco, Raquel Romero, Miriam Brun, and Jose Javier López Blasco.
    • Orthopaedics Department of Clinica Ubarmin, Elcano (Pamplona) 31486, Spain. orradre.inigo@gmail.com
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2011 Dec 1; 131 (12): 1711-6.

    BackgroundRecent data indicate that enhanced wear resistance can be obtained with new cross-linked ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene (CL-UHMWPE) liners, in comparison with previous-generation liners. The current prospective, cohort study was undertaken to analyse whether the use of a new CL-UHMWPE (Rexpol) results in a lower wear rate than ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in a group of similar patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study provides the first clinical data with this particular CL-UHMWPE.MethodsBetween January 2001 and December 2001, patients underwent THA with biconical threaded cups and ceramic femoral heads using either a CL-UHMWPE liner (n = 50) or a regular UHMWPE liner (n = 57). At the time of the final 5-year evaluation, there were 48 patients available in the CL-UHMWPE and 54 patients available in the UHMWPE group.ResultsAfter a mean 5.6 years follow-up, there were no significant differences between the groups in Harris Hip Score outcomes. However, there was a 69.1% decrease in wear at 5 years for the CL-UHMWPE group in comparison with the UHMWPE group (p < 0.01).ConclusionThe use of CL-UHMWPE significantly reduced the risk of polyethylene wear in patients undergoing THA with biconical threaded cups and ceramic femoral heads. Further follow-up is needed to determine how this will influence long-term outcomes.

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