Wear Rates of XLPE Nearly 50% Lower Than Previously Thought After Adjusting for Initial Creep

Wear Rates of XLPE Nearly 50% Lower Than Previously Thought After Adjusting for Initial Creep

Background:. The ideal bearing combination for total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains debatable. Highly cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) is widely used, but long-term wear rates are not fully known, nor is how much the initial “creep,” if any, affects overall wear. Additionally, the use of oxidized zi...

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Main Authors: Amir Khoshbin, MD, MSc, FRCSC, James Wu, MD, Sarah Ward, MD, FRCSC, Luana T. Melo, PhD, Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCSC, PhD, James P. Waddell, MD, FRCSC, Amit Atrey, MD, MSc, FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-06-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.19.00066

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