Table 2.

Outcome data for 55 trial participants at 36 months after porous tantalum rod implantiaon

Outcome measure	Combination treatment (n=48)	Controls (n=41)	P value
Primary outcome
Harris hip score*	88.10 (3.25)	78.47 (8.68)	0.003
Conversion to THA (%)	3 (6.25)	9 (21.95)	0.031
Secondary outcome
Radiological progression (%)	4 (8.33)	13 (31.71)	0.005
Radiological collapse (%)	3 (8.11)	5 (15.15)	0.545
Complication (%)	1 (2.08)	1 (2.44)	1.00

Data are number of affected hips unless indicated otherwise.

^*Mean (standard deviation).