The rates of wear of X3 highly cross-linked polyethylene at five years when coupled with a 36 mm diameter ceramic femoral head in young patients.

@generalorthomd @DominicMarley @pjamiesonkay This study found that with X3 CoP 36 there was 0.1mm/yr linear wear, which is at the osteolysis threshold. Presumably 40 creates more wear and is over the osteolysis threshold, if that still holds with HXLPE. I…

@CenterRotation @jointdocShields @BrianChalmersMD @realDrHartzler @jaimelbellamyDO @ACR_MD @generalorthomd @kate_wynne @DrChadKrueger @marcusmilderman Probably not. A lot of people seem super confident in HXLPE. Fair enough it’s great. Wear will relate to…