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Table 5 Summary of studies regarding the outcome of ceramic bearings in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head

From: Short stem total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head in patients 60 years or younger: a 3- to 10-year follow-up study

Study

Number of THAs

Mean age (years)

Mean follow up (years)

Head size

Mean postoperative HHS

Complications

Survivorship (endpoint)

Lim et al. [59]

53

49

5.3

32 mm in 11 hips

36 mm in 42 hips

97

noises 2/53 (4%)

1 squeaking

1 clicking

100% (revision)

Kim et al. [58]

93

38.2

11.1

28 mm

96

squeaking 2/93 (2%)

recurrent dislocation 1/93 (1%)

isolated dislocation 1/93 (1%)

99% (revision)

Millar et al. [60]

24

46

2,8

N/A

85.7

isolated dislocation 1/24 (1%)

N/A

Solarino et al. [61]

68

50

13

32 mm

90.7

N/A

95% (revision)

Evangelista et al. [57]

53

31

5.3

N/A

89

squeaking 3/53 (7%)

96.2% (revision)

Byun et al. [56]

56

25.6

7.7

N/A

98.2

squeaking 1/56 (2.4%)

100% (revision)

  1. N/A not available