The ethylene oxide sterilised Opera acetabular component demonstrates high rates of loosening and revision compared to the gamma irradiated Ogee cup: a cohort study demonstrating potential shortcomings of revision-based registry data.

Kwaku Wiredu BaryehKate BennettDavid H Sochart

Published in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2021)

We report increased rates of loosening, revision and failure for the EOSI compared to the GII at long-term follow-up. This may have been attributable to the different sterilisation methods used.

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