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. 2012 May 15;470(11):3142–3147. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2380-x

Table 4.

Comparison to study cohorts

Study Liner inserted at reoperation Number in cohort Number of living patients at followup Lost to followup Mean age at primary surgery (years) Mean age at index surgery (liner exchange) (years) Mean age at followup (years) Mean length of followup (years) Number of failures Survival from revision Percent dislocations
Beaulé et al. (2004) [1] 17 polyethylene, 15 metal-bearing 32 hips (30 patients) NR 0 patients 45.1 (20–84) 53.7 (range, 31–85) NR 5.1 (range, 2.0–8.7) 6 hips (4 aseptic loosening) 78% for revision for any reason 22% (7 hips)
Springer et al. (2005) [12] All polyethylene 17 hips (17 patients) 17 hips (17 patients) 0 patients 63.3 68.9 (range, 45–90) 71.6 2.7 (range, 2–5.2) 1 hip (instability) NR 18% (3 hips)
Khanuja et al. (2010) [10] All polyethylene (nonmodular shells) 28 hips (26 patients) 21 hips (21 patients) 4 patients (6 hips) 48.9 54.3 60.1 5.8 4 hips (3 aseptic loosening) 81% at 5 years 11% (3 hips)
Yoon et al. (2005) [14] Metal-inlay polyethylene 39 hips (39 patients) NR 0 patients 47.4 55 (range, 32–74) 58 2.8 (range, 2–9) 1 (aseptic loosening) NR 5% (2 hips)
Current study All polyethylene 31 hips (30 patients) 28 hips (27 patients) 1 patient (1 hip) 41.0 (range, 24.3–64.8) 51.8 (range, 33.3–77.5) 55.9 (range, 39.2–83.0) 5.3 (range, 2.2–10.9) 0 100% 6% (2 hips)

NR = not reported.