Table 3.
Complications
| Total | Alumina/alumina | CoCr/HXLPE | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revisions, n (%) | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 2 (2.6) | 0.23 |
| Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Stem | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0.47 |
| Liner and/or head only | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0.47 |
| Ceramic fracture | - | 0 | - | - |
| Dislocation | 3 (1.9) | 1 (1.2) | 2 (2.6) | 0.61 |
| Ceramic liner chip | - | 3 (3.6) | - | - |
| Intraop. femoral crack | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.2) | 0 | 0.34 |
| Deep joint infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Heterotopic bone | 6 (3.8) | 3 (3.6) | 3 (4.0) | 0.91 |
| Deep venous thrombosis | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0.29 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
CoCr cobalt chrome, HXLPE highly cross-linked polyethylene