The clinical and radiological outcomes of hip resurfacing versus total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis and systematic review

O. Smith, Toby; Nichols, Rachel; Donell, Simon; Hing, Caroline

doi:10.3109/17453674.2010.533933

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The clinical and radiological outcomes of hip resurfacing versus total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Published in Acta Orthopaedica • Nov 11, 2010

Authors:

Toby O. Smith

Rachel Nichols

Simon Donell

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hip resurfacing (HRS) procedures have gained increasing popularity for younger, higher-demand patients with degenerative hip pathologies. However, with concerns regarding revision rates and possible adverse metal hypersensitivity reactions with metal-on-metal articulations, s...

Subject

Medicine

Heterotopic ossification

Hip resurfacing

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