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7/19/2018  –  Ormonde M. Mahoney, MD, and Andrew M. Shimmin, MBBS, FRACS, debated the use of highly crosslinked polyethylene for patients who undergo total hip arthroplasty at the Orthopedics Today Hawaii Annual Meeting

He (Shimmin) emphasized that ceramic bearing wear products have less biological activity and minimal reports of osteolysis with its long-term use…

…Furthermore, Shimmin noted ceramic-on-ceramic bearings can be made with larger articulations, which can lead to greater jump height and more stability…

…“In the registry data that I presented yesterday, larger ceramic bearings are revised less than smaller diameter ceramic-on-ceramic bearings,” he said.

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