Hydroxyapatite-coated implants provide better fixation in total knee arthroplasty. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Tamara HorváthLilla HanákPéter HegyiEdina ButtMargit SolymárÁkos SzűcsOrsolya VargaBui Quoc Thien Péter HegyiEndre CsonkaPetra Hartmann

Published in: PloS one (2020)

HA-coating yields better stability than other, uncemented prostheses. More importantly, the HA-coating is not outperformed by cemented prosthesis in providing good functional outcome.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
total hip
systematic review
minimally invasive
lactic acid
soft tissue
tissue engineering
bone regeneration
total hip arthroplasty