Table 2.
The most commonly used implants, in 4 time periods
| Most commonly used | 1987–1992 | 1993–1997 | 1998–2002 | 2003 and later | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Acetabular implants | |||||
| Charnley (DePuy) | 11,947 | 11,789 | 10,431 | 7,270 | 41,437 |
| Exeter (Stryker) | 2,609 | 2,029 | 2,866 | 3,871 | 11,375 |
| Reflection (Smith & Nephew) | 0 | 818 | 3,505 | 6,613 | 10,936 |
| Titan (DePuy) | 1,903 | 2,262 | 1,861 | 1,884 | 7,910 |
| Elite (DePuy) | 597 | 409 | 1,261 | 2,950 | 5,217 |
| Tropic (DePuy) | 1,065 | 1,443 | 1,232 | 82 | 3,822 |
| Spectron (Smith & Nephew) | 2,128 | 1,117 | 406 | 0 | 3,651 |
| Trilogy (Zimmer) | 0 | 381 | 1,012 | 1,517 | 2,910 |
| SP (Link) | 474 | 393 | 776 | 1,211 | 2,854 |
| b. Femoral implants | |||||
| Charnley (DePuy) | 12,556 | 12,291 | 10,039 | 6,323 | 41,209 |
| Exeter (Stryker) | 2,652 | 2,090 | 3,163 | 6,304 | 14,209 |
| Titan (DePuy) | 2,669 | 2,776 | 3,069 | 2,913 | 11,427 |
| Corail (DePuy) | 1,096 | 2,232 | 2,107 | 3,392 | 8,827 |
| Spectron (Smith & Nephew) | 51 | 183 | 2,552 | 5,971 | 8,757 |
| ITH (Smith & Nephew) | 1,230 | 1,446 | 983 | 64 | 3,723 |
| SP (Link) | 1 | 394 | 582 | 1,128 | 2,105 |
| c. Caput implants | |||||
| Exeter (Stryker) | 2,269 | 2,088 | 3,206 | 6,598 | 14,161 |
| Universal (Smith & Nephew) | 1,652 | 2,475 | 3,705 | 5,898 | 13,730 |
| Landos (Ortho Medic) | 3,824 | 5,037 | 2,527 | 2,566 | 13,954 |
| Fjord (Ortho Medic) | 0 | 392 | 2,841 | 3,431 | 6,664 |
| SP II Lubinus (Link) | 0 | 388 | 584 | 1130 | 2,102 |