The purpose of this prospective, randomized study was to compare the clinical and radiographic results and the prevalence of osteolysis of the cementless total hip arthroplasty with an alumina-on-alumina bearings one side and alumina-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene bearings on the other side in the young and active patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty with Ceramic on ceramic bearing
Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty with Ceramic on Highly crosslinked polyethylene bearing
Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Harris hip score
Comparing harris hip score before and after the intervention, and at the final follow-up, between two sides.
Time frame: Pre-op, last follow-up(11-13 years)
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC)
WOMAC index before, and after the intervention, and between sides at the last follow-up
Time frame: preop, last follow-up(11-13 years)
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