Survival rates of Spectron clarified:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Smith & Nephew has pointed out that reference to Spectron's performance in the Swedish study on hip revisions reported in Clinica No 706, p 5 relates to the metal-backed implant. The current version of the Spectron hip - the All-Poly - had the highest survival rate of all hips included in the study. The nine-year survival rate for the All-Poly version was 99.2% (in 939 patients) compared with 87.9% for the metal-backed version (1,362 patients).