The Seven-Year Wear of Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene in Total Hip Arthroplasty

by Geraint E.R. Thomas, David J. Simpson, Shahid Mehmood, Adrian Taylor, Peter McLardy-Smith, Harinderjit Singh Gill, David W. Murray, and Siôn Glyn-Jones

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 93(8):716-722

April 20, 2011

©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

CONSORT 2010 flow diagram depicting the passage of patients through the randomized controlled trial, with details on enrollment, intervention allocation, follow-up, and analysis.

Geraint E.R. Thomas et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:716-722

©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Line graph showing the mean total linear penetration over seven years for highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).

Geraint E.R. Thomas et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:716-722

©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Graph showing the wear rate from one to seven years in the highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) groups.

Geraint E.R. Thomas et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:716-722

©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.