Ceramic Bearings for Total Hip Arthroplasty Have High Survivorship at 10 Years |
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| Authors: | James A. D’Antonio William N. Capello Marybeth Naughton |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedics Association, 725 Cherrington Parkway, Suite 200, Moon Township, PA 15108, USA;(2) Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA;(3) Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, NJ, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Ceramic bearings were introduced to reduce wear and increase long-term survivorship of total hip arthroplasty. In a previous study comparing ceramic with metal-on-polyethylene at 5 to 8 years, we found higher survivorship and no osteolysis for the ceramic bearings. |
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