In the largest cost-effectiveness economic model study of hip implants to date, researchers compared 24 types of hip implants frequently used.. Researchers used data from more than 1 million total hip replacement patients in the U,K. and Swedish hip registries, with more than 30 years of follow-up.
- Small-head cemented metal-on-polyethylene implants were the most cost-effective implants for patients older than 65 years of age.
- There was no evidence that uncemented, hybrid or reverse hybrid implants were the most cost-effective option for any patient group.
“Regardless of their bearing material, there is no effectiveness or cost-effectiveness evidence that uncemented implants last longer and avoid revision surgeries for any patient group,” said Elsa Marques, PhD, who led the study.
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