• Timothy L Tan, Edward Ebramzadeh, Patricia A Campbell, Mariam Al-Hamad, and Harlan C Amstutz.
• David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; J. Vernon Luck, Sr., MD Orthopaedic Research Center at Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, in Alliance with UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
• J Arthroplasty. 2014 Apr 1;29(4):802-7.

AbstractDue to the well-documented problems surrounding metal-on-metal bearings, the use of hip resurfacing has declined. Since the potential benefits of hip resurfacing remain desirable, it may be beneficial to investigate the long-term outcome of hip resurfacings using metal-on-polyethylene in the 1980's. We report the long-term survivorship and modes of failure of a cementless metal-on-polyethylene resurfacing (n = 178) with different porous ingrowth surfaces. While acetabular loosening was absent, a high incidence of femoral failures (femoral loosening = 18.1%, osteolytic neck fracture = 21%) occurred despite using the same ingrowth surface for both components. Ongoing developments using the lessons learned from these previous generation components and utilizing modern low wear materials, e.g., cross-linked polyethylene, may lead to improved implants for future hip resurfacings.© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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