The seven-year wear of highly cross-linked polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial using radiostereometric analysis.

BACKGROUND: The use of highly cross-linked polyethylene is now commonplace in total hip arthroplasty. Hip simulator studies and short-term in vivo measurements have suggested that the wear rate of highly cross-linked polyethylene is significantly less than that of conventional ultra-high molecular...

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Main Authors: Thomas, G, Simpson, D, Mehmood, S, Taylor, A, McLardy-Smith, P, Gill, H, Murray, D, Glyn-Jones, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011