title: A two-year prospective and retrospective multi-center study of the TriboFit® Hip System.
abstract: The first 50 cases using a polycarbonate-urethane acetabular component in the TriboFit® Hip System for human hip reconstruction were reviewed. The average follow-up for cases not revised or deceased prior to 24 months was 28.0 months. The clinical results were similar to those reported in the literature for the same indications and follow-up. Therefore, with 2 to 4 years follow-up, it can be concluded that the TriboFit® Hip System is as safe and effective for use as a hip replacement system in femoral neck fracture patients as traditional hemiarthroplasty systems, and in osteoarthritis patients as a total hip system made of traditional bearing materials.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik Kassel gGmbH, Kassel, Germany. werner.siebert@vitos-okk.de
authors.forename: Werner E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Siebert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiarello
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giannini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome