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ArticleActa orthopaedica2017

Outcome in design-specific comparisons between highly crosslinked and conventional polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty.

Per-Erik Johanson, Ove Furnes, Leif Ivar Havelin, Anne Marie Fenstad, Alma B Pedersen, Søren Overgaard, Göran Garellick, Keijo Mäkelä, Johan Kärrholm

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Article in Acta orthopaedica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Per-Erik Johansona The Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register.
Ove Furnesc Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen.
Leif Ivar Havelinc Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen.
Anne Marie Fenstadc Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen.
Alma B Pedersene Department of Clinical Epidemiology , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus.
Søren Overgaardf Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Traumatology and Clinical Institute, Odense University Hospital, and University of Southern Denmark , Odense.
Göran Garellicka The Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register.
Keijo Mäkeläh Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology , Turku University Hospital , Turku.
Johan Kärrholma The Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register.
Haukeland University Hospital · NOThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register · SEDanish Pain Research Center · DKTurku University Hospital · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and purpose - Most registry studies regarding highly crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) have focused on the overall revision risk. We compared the risk of cup and/or liner revision for specific cup and liner designs made of either XLPE or conventional polyethylene (CPE), regarding revision for any reason and revision due to aseptic loosening and/or osteolysis. Patients and methods - Using the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA) database, we identified cup and liner designs where either XLPE or CPE had been used in more than 500 THAs performed for primary hip osteoarthritis. We assessed risk of revision for any reason and for aseptic loosening using Cox regression adjusted for age, sex, femoral head material and size, surgical approach, stem fixation, and presence of hydroxyapatite coating (uncemented cups). Results - The CPE version of the ZCA cup had a risk of revision for any reason similar to that of the XLPE version (p = 0.09), but showed a 6-fold higher risk of revision for aseptic loosening (p < 0.001). The CPE version of the Reflection All Poly cup had an 8-fold elevated risk of revision for any reason (p < 0.001) and a 5-fold increased risk of revision for aseptic loosening (p < 0.001). The Charnley Elite Ogee/Marathon cup and the Trilogy cup did not show such differences. Interpretation - Whether XLPE has any advantage over CPE regarding revision risk may depend on the properties of the polyethylene materials being compared, as well as the respective cup designs, fixation type, and follow-up times. Further research is needed to elucidate how cup design factors interact with polyethylene type to affect the risk of revision.

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Hip ProsthesisProsthesis DesignAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipDenmarkFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorwayPolyethyleneProsthesis FailureRegistriesPolyethylene

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PMID28375671
PMCPMC5499325
OpenAlexW2604355952

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