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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
Wear of highly cross-linked polyethylene is reportedly independent of head size. To confirm that observation we asked in our population whether head size related to wear with one type of electron beam highly cross-linked polyethylene. Of 146 hips implanted, we evaluated complete clinical and radiographic data for 90 patients (102 hips or 70%). The minimum followup was 5 years (mean, 5.7 years; range, 5-8 years). The head size was selected intraoperatively based on the size of the acetabular component and presumed risk of dislocation. Polyethylene wear measurements were performed in one experienced laboratory using the method of Martell et al. There was no hip with pelvic or femoral osteolysis. The median linear wear rate was 0.028 mm/year (mean, 0.04 mm/year), and the median volumetric wear rate was 25.6 mm(3)/year (mean, 80.5 mm(3)/year). Median total volumetric wear was 41.0 mm(3) (mean, 98.5 mm(3)). We found no association between femoral head size and the linear wear rate, but observed an association between larger (36- and 40-mm) head size and volumetric wear rate and total volumetric wear. Although the linear wear rate of polyethylene was not related to femoral head diameter, there was greater volumetric wear (156.6 mm(3)/year) with the 36- and 40-mm heads. Pending long-term studies of large head sizes, we advise caution in using larger femoral heads in young or active patients and in those with a low risk of dislocation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1528-1132
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
467
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3290-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Coated Materials, Biocompatible, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Femur Head, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Hip Joint, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Hip Prosthesis, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Polyethylene, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Prosthesis Design, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Prosthesis Failure, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Stress, Mechanical, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Titanium, pubmed-meshheading:19690932-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Femoral head size and wear of highly cross-linked polyethylene at 5 to 8 years.
pubmed:affiliation
Chapel Hill Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, 101 Conner Drive, Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. paul_lachiewicz@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article