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JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 74-76Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE INC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.02.091
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total hip arthroplasty; metal-metal; hip resurfacing
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Metal-metal hip resurfacing offers the advantage of conservation of femoral bone stock. In addition, the implant may offer enhanced resistance to dislocation in comparison with conventional total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, early and intermediate results of the procedure do not exceed those of conventional THA. The learning curve is steep for the procedure, and there are biomechanical and anatomic limitations to resurfacing that limit the applicability of the procedure. Although there Will undoubtedly be a place for hip resurfacing in the armamentarium of the reconstructive hip resurfacing, it cannot be argued at this time that the optimal metal-metal hip arthroplasty is a hip resurfacing. Conventional metal-metal THA remains the gold standard at this time.
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