Open AccessSqueaking Is Common and Increases Over Time Among Patients With Long-term Follow-up After Ceramic-on-ceramic THA
Author(s) -
Kevin Taniguchi,
Michael Quacinella,
Brian Barlow
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001472
Subject(s) - medicine , implant , surgery , cohort , total hip arthroplasty
Ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) is a durable bearing with excellent wear characteristics, but squeaking remains a concern. The proportion of patients who report squeaking varies widely between studies performed at short- and mid-term follow-up.