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Table 1 Patients’ demographic and surgical data (n = 32 patients, 37 hips and 6 patients, 7 hips in each group)

From: High risk of elevated metal concentrations with 9/10-mm stem trunnions and highly cross-linked polyethylene grafted with poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) in total hip arthroplasty

 

J-Taper group

Synergy group

 
 

Median

n (%)

Range

Median

n (%)

Range

p value

Age (y)

56

(37–74)

55

(43–81)

0.85

Body weight (kg)

58

(41–88)

62

(54–101)

0.17

BMI (kg/m2)

24

(18–37)

25

(22–33)

0.56

Male (hips)

6 (16%)

 

2 (29%)

  

Indication (hips)

     

Osteoarthritis due to DDH (Crowe grades I)

24 (65%)

 

2 (29%)

  

Osteonecrosis

7 (19%)

 

3 (43%)

  

Primary osteoarthritis

4 (11%)

 

2 (29%)

  

Osteoarthritis due to trauma

1 (3%)

    

Osteoarthritis due to osteochondritis dissecans

1 (3%)

    

Follow-up period (y)

8

(7–9)

9

(9–9)

 < 0.0001

Stem type (hips)

     

Standard

3 (8%)

    

High offset

34 (92%)

 

7 (100%)

  

Head diameter (hips)

     

28 mm

5 (14%)

 

7 (100%)

  

32 mm

32 (86%)

    

Head offset (hips)

     

− 5 mm

  

1 (14%)

  

 + 0 mm

17 (46%)

 

6 (86%)

  

 + 3 mm

17 (46%)

    

 + 6 mm

3 (8%)

    

Unilateral THA (patients)

20 (63%)

 

4 (67%)

  

Bilateral THA (patients)

5 (16%)

 

1 (17%)

  

THA with other implants (patients)

7 (22%)

 

1 (17%)

  

Flexural rigidity (Nm2)

45

 

82

  
  1. BMI body mass index; DDH developmental dysplasia of the hip; THA total hip arthroplasty