Comparison of surgical outcomes and implant wear between ceramic-ceramic and ceramic-polyethylene articulations in total hip arthroplasty.
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| Abstract |    :  
                  The results of a prospective multicenter trial comparing 357 hips randomized to total hip arthroplasty with either ceramic-ceramic or ceramic-polyethylene couplings are presented. No statistically significant difference in clinical outcomes scores between the ceramic-ceramic and ceramic-polyethylene groups was observed at any time interval. The mean linear rate was statistically lower (P < .001) in the ceramic-ceramic group (30.5 μm/year) when compared with the ceramic-polyethylene group (218.2 μm/year). The rates of ceramic implant fracture (2.6%) and audible component-related noise (3.1%) were statistically higher in the ceramic-ceramic group when compared with the ceramic-polyethylene group (P < .05). Lastly, there was no statistically significant difference in the dislocation or revision rate between the groups at the time of last clinical follow-up.  | 
        
| Year of Publication |    :  
                  2011 
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| Journal |    :  
                  The Journal of arthroplasty 
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| Volume |    :  
                  26 
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| Issue |    :  
                  6 Suppl 
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| Number of Pages |    :  
                  72-7 
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| Date Published |    :  
                  2011 Sep 
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| ISSN Number |    :  
                  0883-5403 
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| URL |    :  
                  http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0883-5403(11)00216-6 
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| DOI |    :  
                  10.1016/j.arth.2011.04.032 
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| Short Title |    :  
                  Comparison of surgical outcomes and implant wear between ceramic 
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