Ceramic On Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty In Patients Younger Than 55 Years

Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty in patients younger than 55 years roshan p shah 1 john a scolaro 2 roger componovo 3 jonathan p garino 4 gwo chin lee1 1 department of orthopaedics university of pennsylvania philadelphia pa usa 2 department of orthopaedics university of california irvine ca usa.

Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty in patients younger than 55 years.

Authors roshan p shah 1 john a scolaro 2 roger componovo 3 jonathan p garino 4 gwo chin lee 1 affiliations 1 department of orthopaedics university. Garcia rey et al compared the results of ceramic on ceramic arthroplasty in patients younger than 40 years vs those older than 40 years. Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty in patients younger than 55 years j orthop surg hong kong. Twenty four thas were performed using ceramic bearing surfaces in patients 20 years old or younger.

Although they did not find any significant differences of survival based on age they did find that patients with developmental dysplasia and inflammatory arthritis had higher revision rates. This study reports the results of tha in young patients using contemporary ceramic bearings. Fourth generation ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty in patients of 55 years or younger. Total hip arthroplasty tha in the adolescent patient has historically shown relatively poor survivorship.