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. 2013 Feb 26;471(12):3922–3931. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2872-3

Table 5.

Risk factors for rerevision of the cup or liner as a result of any reason versus dislocation, comparison between liner exchange and uncemented with uncemented cup revision (Cox regression analysis)

Risk factor Rerevision, all causes Rerevision as a result of dislocation
RR 95% CI p value RR 95% CI p value
Sex
 Female* 1 1
 Male 1.06 0.84–1.33 0.64 0.93 0.57–1.53 0.78
Age (years)
 0–49 2.52 1.48–4.31 0.001 1.75 0.67–4.57 0.25
 50–59 2.21 1.34–3.66 0.002 1.35 0.57–3.24 0.50
 60–69 1.66 1.00–2.75 0.05 1.24 0.53–2.90 0.61
 70–79* 1 1
 80+ 1.90 0.44–8.2 0.39 2.32 0.28–18.9 0.43
Primary diagnosis
 Primary osteoarthritis* 1 1
 Secondary osteoarthritis 0.90 0.70–1.17 0.43 0.79 0.44–1.41 0.43
Components revised at index revision
 Cup/liner + stem* 1 1
 Cup/liner 1.65 1.29–2.12 < 0.001 2.86 1.55–5.29 < 0.001
Components revised at index revision
 Cup* 1 1
 Liner 1.70 1.34–2.14 < 0.001 2.94 1.72–5.03 < 0.001

* Reference; primary osteoarthritis (68%), sequelae after childhood disease (15%), inflammatory hip disease (8%), avascular necrosis (5%), fracture (3%), and others (1%); RR = relative risk; CI = confidence interval.