Cementless Alumina-Alumina Total Hip and Hybrid
Status: | Completed |
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Conditions: | Arthritis, Osteoarthritis (OA), Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Therapuetic Areas: | Rheumatology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - Any |
Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
Start Date: | November 2003 |
End Date: | January 2015 |
Keramos Ceramic/Ceramic Total Hip System
Evaluate the safety and efficacy of the CeramTec Acetabular Alumina Insert and CeramTec
Alumina head when used with the Foundation Porous Coated Acetabular Shell and an Encore hip
stem.
Alumina head when used with the Foundation Porous Coated Acetabular Shell and an Encore hip
stem.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with inflammatory tissue disorders (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, etc),
osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis or secondary arthritis, or avascular
necrosis.
- Less than 70 on preoperative HHS score
- Primary total hip replacement
- Patient is likely to be available for evaluation for the duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with physical conditions that would eliminate adequate implant support or
prevent the use of an appropriately sized implant (e.g., tumor)
- Previous surgery that has adversely affected bone stock (such as some hip pinning or
some osteotomies) or prior total hip replacement.
- Insufficient quality or quantity of bone resulting from conditions such as:
- Cancer, where radiation has destroyed the available bonestock
- Congenital dislocation
- Metabolic bone disease of the upper femur or pelvis
- Femoral osteotomy revision
- Girdlestone revision
- Active infection of the hip joint
- Old or remote infection
- Other conditions that lead to inadequate skeletal fixation
- Neurological conditions that might hinder patient's ability to follow study
procedures, e.g., to restrict physical activities (e.g., Severe Parkinson's, CVA on
affected side)
- Patient's mental condition that may interfere with his ability to give an informed
consent or willingness to fulfill the required follow-up of the study
- Mental illness
- Senility
- Drug Abuse
- Alcoholism
- Conditions that place excessive demands on the implant
- Charcot's joints
- Muscle deficiencies
- Multiple joint disabilities
- Refusal to modify postoperative physical activities
- Skeletal immaturity
- Obesity (50% over recorded body weight mass index)
- Greater than or equal to 70 on preoperative HHS score
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