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. 1987;106(5):297-300.
doi: 10.1007/BF00454337.

Survival analysis of an uncemented ceramic acetabular component in total hip replacement

K Knahr, M Böhler, P Frank, H Plenk, M Salzer

Survival analysis of an uncemented ceramic acetabular component in total hip replacement

K Knahr et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1978). 1987.

Abstract

Follow-up examinations of 67 implants of cement-free ceramic sockets show the need for an exact definition of failure, to warrant comparable evaluations of results. Statistical survival analysis offers the possibility of presenting both the incidence of failures and the dates of their occurrence. If only revision surgery with removal of the socket is considered to be a failure, our material shows the "survival quota" of the ceramic socket after 8 years to be 96.7% +/- 2.2%. If radiological signs of loosening are included in the evaluation of failures, the "survival quota" of the stable implants is reduced to 81.9% +/- 6.9%.

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