Low friction arthroplasty and dual mobility cup: a new gold standard

DiscussionCharnley ’s LFA has proven over 50 years of excellent survivorship. To decrease dislocation risk, one suggested increasing femoral head diameter. Gilles Bousquet proposed another way, namely, the DMC concept. Dislocation is no longer a critical issue with DMC as demonstrated in our series and main series. DMC in primary THA is still a subject of debate. Mid-term results do not demonstrate a higher rate of wear than LFA. What is the current gold standard? LFA was and is our current gold standard in association with a DMC.

Source: International Orthopaedics - December 19, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research