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Comparison of in vivo wear between polyethylene liners articulating with ceramic and cobalt-chrome femoral heads

C. J. Sychterz, MSE; C. A. Engh, Jr, MD; A. M. Young, BS; R. H. Hopper, Jr, PhD; and C. A. Engh, MD

Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute, PO Box 7088, Alexandria, Virginia 22307, USA.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr C. J. Sychterz.

At yearly intervals we compared the radiological wear characteristics of 81 alumina ceramic femoral heads with a well-matched group of 43 cobalt-chrome femoral heads. Using a computer-assisted measurement system we assessed two-dimensional penetration of the head into the polyethylene liner. We used linear regression analysis of temporal data of the penetration of the head to calculate the true rates of polyethylene wear for both groups. At a mean of seven years the true rate of wear of the ceramic group was slightly greater (0.09 mm/year, SD 0.07) than that of the cobalt-chrome group (0.07 mm/year, SD 0.04). Despite the numerous theoretical advantages of ceramic over cobalt-chrome femoral heads, the wear performance in vivo of these components was similar.




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