Hip resurfacing arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty in the same patient: which do they prefer?

CONCLUSIONS: Although HRA is associated with risks related to metal-on-metal bearings, it showed greater increase in patient-reported outcomes and a small subjective preference amongst patients who have undergone both conventional and resurfacing arthroplasty.
PMID: 31615288 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hip International - October 14, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Calkins TE, Suleiman LI, Culvern C, Alazzawi S, Kazarian GS, Barrack RL, Haddad FS, Della Valle CJ Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research