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Editor's Choice Hip

More Evidence of Patient Benefits with Cross-Linked Polyethylene

August 1, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In an OrthoBuzz post last year titled “Has Conventional Polyethylene Become Obsolete?,” we featured results from a small randomized trial that documented much-improved implant survival

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Hip Need to Know

Has Conventional Polyethylene Become Obsolete in THA?

October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Highly cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) has been in clinical use for nearly 15 years. In acetabular components for total hip arthroplasty (THA), XLPE’s superior wear characteristics

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