Vitamin E-enriched polyethylene bearings are not inferior to Arcom bearings in primary total knee arthroplasty at medium-term follow-up
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DOI: 10.1007/s00402-020-03727-6
Abstract: Introduction The release of wear particles can be responsible for periprosthetic osteolysis, which can in turn, lead to aseptic loosening. Vitamin E-infused polyethylene (HXLPE Vit-E) has been shown, in vitro, to be more resistant to… read more here.
Keywords: hxlpe; medium term; vitamin enriched; total knee ... See more keywords
Effects of a roughened femoral head and the locus of grafting on the wear resistance of the phospholipid polymer-grafted acetabular liner.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.12.025
Abstract: Although laboratory tests and mid-term clinical outcomes show the clinical safety and remarkable wear resistance of the highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE) acetabular liner with a nanometer-scaled graft layer of poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC), the wear resistance… read more here.
Keywords: head; hxlpe; femoral head; roughened femoral ... See more keywords
Does vitamin E highly-crosslinked polyethylene convey an advantage in primary total hip replacement? A systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/1120700019858335
Abstract: Background: Vitamin E highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE) was developed to reduce wear in total hip replacement (THR). This formal systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to provide independent synthesis of wear characteristics of Vitamin E treated… read more here.
Keywords: hxlpe; hip; systematic review; vitamin ... See more keywords