Influence of Pelvic Tilt on Polyethylene Wear after Total Hip Arthroplasty

We aimed to evaluate the effects of pelvic tilt on polyethylene wear after total hip arthroplasty (THA). A total of 105 joints treated with primary THA were included; conventional polyethylene (CPE) liners were used in 43 hips and highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE) liners were used in the rema...

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Main Authors: Taro Tezuka, Yutaka Inaba, Naomi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ike, So Kubota, Masaki Kawamura, Tomoyuki Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/327217