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Poor performance of Enduron polyethylene liner in total hip arthroplasty: a minimum ten-year follow up and ultra-morphological analysis of wear particles

Authors: Yufei Yan, Hao Chen, Jianmin Feng, Kaizhe Chen, Kaidi Zhou, Weixiang Hong, Yi Wang, Zhihong Liu, Jiong Zhang, Qingming Yang, Lei Guo, Chuan He

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 4/2017

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of the present study was to investigate the long-term outcome and the wear characteristics of two distinct types of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) liners in total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective clinical study on patients which were treated with total hip arthroplasty using either Enduron polyethylene (Enduron PE) or Trilogy polyethylene (Trilogy PE) liners based on a minimum of ten year follow up data. Morphological analyses of wear particles from tissue samples, which were harvested during revision surgeries, were also performed.

Results

A total of 79 THAs in the Enduron group and 55 THAs in the Trilogy group were available for analysis. Kaplan-Meier survival with revision for wear-related complications as the endpoint of the Enduron PE liners was lower than that of Trilogy PE liners at ten years (93.5 % and 100 %, P = 0.03). The Enduron group had higher mean linear wear rate than that of the Trilogy group (0.20 ± 0.09 and 0.09 ± 0.03 mm/year, P < 0.01). The incidence of osteolysis for the Enduron group was higher than that of the Trilogy group (33.3 % and 12 %, P = 0.04). Under transmission electron microscopy, the Enduron group had more than 82 % of the particles less than 1.0 μm in size and more than 57 % of the particles less than 0.5 μm.

Conclusion

The long-term performance of Enduron liners was worse than that of Trilogy liners. Further clinical follow-up may be necessary in patients with Enduron PE liners in order to avoid catastrophic complications.

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Title: Poor performance of Enduron polyethylene liner in total hip arthroplasty: a minimum ten-year follow up and ultra-morphological analysis of wear particles
Authors: Yufei Yan
Hao Chen
Jianmin Feng
Kaizhe Chen
Kaidi Zhou
Weixiang Hong
Yi Wang
Zhihong Liu
Jiong Zhang
Qingming Yang
Lei Guo
Chuan He
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-016-3217-0

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Poor performance of Enduron polyethylene liner in total hip arthroplasty: a minimum ten-year follow up and ultra-morphological analysis of wear particles

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Methods

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Conclusion

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