Comparison of Ceramic-on-Ceramic and Ceramic-on-Highly-Cross-Linked Polyethylene Bearings

Ewha Womans University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Osteonecrosis

Treatments: Procedure: Ceramic on Ceramic bearing; Procedure: Ceramic on Highly crosslinked polyethylene bearing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01806766

XPECCC

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary hip osteoarthritis
• Secondary hip osteoarthritis
• Avascular necrosis of femoral head

Exclusion criteria

• Previous surgical history of hip

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Ceramic on Ceramic

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ceramic on Ceramic bearing coupled side of a single patient undergoing bilateral total hip arthroplasty

Treatment:

Procedure: Ceramic on Ceramic bearing

Ceramic on HXPE

Active Comparator group

Description:

Ceramic on HIghly crosslinked polyethylene bearing coupled side of a single patient undergoing bilateral total hip arthroplasty

Treatment:

Procedure: Ceramic on Highly crosslinked polyethylene bearing