Review Article
Fracture of Ceramic Bearing Surfaces following Total Hip Replacement: A Systematic Review
Table 1
Rate of ceramic head fractures in the literature (the percentage was calculated on the basis of nontraumatic head fractures).
| | Author | Type of ceramic | No. of hips | No. of fractures (traumatic) | % |
| | Lee et al. [20] | 3rd generation (BIOLOX FORTE) | 86 | 2 (1) | 1.1 | | Mannan et al. [21] | Unspecified (surgery 1989–1992) | 100 | 2 | 2 | | Aldrian et al. [22] | 2nd generation (BIOLOX) | 107 | 3 | 2.8 | | Koo et al. [23] | 3rd generation (BIOLOX FORTE) | 367 | 5 | 1.4 | | Fayard et al. [24] | Unspecified (surgery 1991-1992) | 102 | 2 (2) | 0 | | Park et al. [25] | 3rd generation (BIOLOX FORTE) | 357 | 2 | 0.6 | | Yoo et al. [26] | 3rd generation (BIOLOX FORTE) | 72 | 2 (1) | 1.4 | | Jeong et al. [27] | 3rd generation (BIOLOX FORTE) | 100 | 1 (1) | 0 | | Toni et al. [28] | 1st generation (ALUMINA) | 82 | 2 | 2.4 | | Callaway et al. [29] | Unspecified | 184 | 4 | 2.2 | | Nizard et al. [30] | Unspecified (surgery 1977–1979) | 87 | 5 | 5.7 |
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