A higher degree of polyethylene irradiation is associated with a reduced risk of revision for aseptic loosening in total hip arthroplasties using cemented acetabular components: an analysis of 290,770 cases from the National Joint Registry of England, Wales, Northern Island and the Isle of Man
Aims: To investigate the effect of polyethylene manufacturing characteristics and irradiation dose on the survival of cemented and reverse hybrid total hip arthroplasties (THAs). Methods: In this registry study, data from the National Joint Registry of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle o...
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The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Bone & Joint Research |
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| Online Access: | https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2046-3758.99.BJR-2020-0135.R1 |