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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2025; 16(9): 110386
Published online Sep 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i9.110386
Published online Sep 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i9.110386
Table 1 Subject demographics of Novation, Alteon, and aggregate antioxidant groups, n (%)
| Novation (n = 461) | Alteon (n = 989) | Aggregate antioxidant (n = 39964) | Novation vs aggregate, P value | Alteon vs aggregate, P value | |
| Age - mean (SD) | 72.55 (5.92) | 74.01 (6.43) | 72.92 (6.30) | 0.21 | < 0.0001 |
| Follow-up (months) - mean (SD) | 33.07 (8.59) | 14.84 (8.20) | 53.21 (24.01) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
| Sex | 0.12 | 0.30 | |||
| Female | 291 (63.26) | 572 (57.84) | 23722 (59.54) | - | - |
| Male | 169 (36.74) | 417 (42.16) | 16121 (40.46) | - | - |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 121 | - | - |
| Charlson index – mean (SD) | 2.89 (0.91) | 3.18 (1.16) | 3.00 (1.09) | 0.01 | < 0.0001 |
| Primary OA diagnosis | 0.40 | < 0.0001 | |||
| Yes | 439 (95.85) | 838 (88.68) | 37305 (94.88) | - | - |
| No | 19 (4.15) | 107 (11.32) | 2014 (5.12) | - | - |
| Unknown | 3 | 44 | 645 | - | - |
- Citation: Jones K, Muehlmann AM, Melvin SM, Oral E, Penrose CT. Short-term survivorship of antioxidant highly cross-linked polyethylene liners in total hip arthroplasty reported in American Joint Replacement Registry. World J Orthop 2025; 16(9): 110386
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v16/i9/110386.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v16.i9.110386