Wear and osteolysis outcomes for highly cross-linked polyethylene in primary total hip arthroplasty compared with conventional polyethylene: a 15- to 18-year single-centre follow-up study.
Nam Hoon MoonWon Chul ShinMin Uk DoSuk-Woong KangSang-Min LeeKuen Tak SuhPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2020)
Wear reduction and osteolysis showed a great advantage in HXLPE after a 15-year follow-up. Although the CPE and HXLPE showed excellent survival, wear and osteolysis were more frequent in the CPE; therefore, the high risk of reoperation in the future should be considered.