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Crosslinked polyethylene compared to conventional polyethylene in total hip replacement: Pre-clinical evaluation, in-vitro testing and prospective clinical follow-up study

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Pages 719-725 | Received 06 Oct 2005, Accepted 25 Feb 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Table 1.  Methods for derivation of basic properties of polyethylene

Figure 1. Accumulated wear volumes during hip simulator testing for conventional polyethylene (black) and Duration polyethylene (gray); mean ± SD.

Figure 1. Accumulated wear volumes during hip simulator testing for conventional polyethylene (black) and Duration polyethylene (gray); mean ± SD.

Table 2.  Patient demographics

Figure 2. Histogram of in-vivo linear wear rates for conventional polyethylene (blue) and Duration polyethylene (green).

Figure 2. Histogram of in-vivo linear wear rates for conventional polyethylene (blue) and Duration polyethylene (green).

Table 3.  Radiographic observations at maximum follow-up

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