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01-09-2009 | Symposium: Papers Presented at the Annual Closed Meeting of the International Hip Society

Ceramic-Ceramic Bearing Decreases Osteolysis: A 20-year Study versus Ceramic-Polyethylene on the Contralateral Hip

Authors: Philippe Hernigou, MD, Sebastien Zilber, MD, Paolo Filippini, MD, Alexandre Poignard, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 9/2009

Abstract

Although ceramic implants have been in use for many years and they are intended to minimize wear debris it is unknown whether alumina-on-alumina or alumina-on-polyethylene produce less wear and osteolysis. We therefore investigated wear and osteolysis on 28 bilateral arthroplasties (one ceramic-ceramic and the contralateral ceramic-polyethylene) of patients who had survived 20 years without revision and without loosening of either hip. Osteolysis was identified on anteroposterior pelvic radiographs and 3-D volume from CT scans. The number of osteolytic lesions detected with CT scan was higher than with radiographs. The number of lesions was higher on the side with the alumina-PE couple. With a similar length of followup on each side, the surface and the volume of osteolysis were consistently higher on the side with the alumina-PE couple. We found no correlation between the volume of osteolysis and the volume of estimated wear in each couple of friction. Hips with osteolysis had a lower Harris score.

Level of Evidence: Level II, prognostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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Title: Ceramic-Ceramic Bearing Decreases Osteolysis: A 20-year Study versus Ceramic-Polyethylene on the Contralateral Hip
Authors: Philippe Hernigou, MD
Sebastien Zilber, MD
Paolo Filippini, MD
Alexandre Poignard, MD
Publication date: 01-09-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 9/2009
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-0773-2

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