Use of elevated liners in primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review of the literature.

Ioannis GkiatasTheofilos KarasavvidisAbhinav K SharmaWilliam XiangMichael-Alexander MalahiasBrian P ChalmersSeth A JerabekPeter K Sculco

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2021)

This review found that after primary THA with the use of elevated liners, hip dislocation and prosthetic joint infection continued to be the most frequent reasons for revision surgery. However, elevated liners had a lower risk of revision for recurrent dislocation compared to neutral liners.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
minimally invasive
total knee arthroplasty
coronary artery bypass
atrial fibrillation