Long-term Outcome of a Metal-on-Polyethylene Cementless Hip Resurfacing Study 2014
Tan TL, Ebramzadeh E, Campbell PA, Al-Hamad M, Amstutz HC
…it may be beneficial to investigate the long-term outcome of hip resurfacings using metal-on-polyethylene in the 1980’s. We report the long-term survivorship and modes of failure of a cementless metal-on-polyethylene resurfacing.
Ongoing developments using the lessons learned from these previous generation components and utilizing modern low wear materials, e.g., cross-linked polyethylene, may lead to improved implants for future hip resurfacings.