to verify, after a period of 5 years, that no particular complication overshadows the benefits of a large diameter metal-on-metal articulation in combination with a conventional femoral stem with regard to stability and functional result. Between October 2003 and May 2005, 100 hips in 99 patients were treated with an uncemented Emeraude stem and a Durom Resurfacing Cup made from cobalt-chrome with high carbon content. Mean age at time of surgery was 60 years. 80 of the operated patients were reviewed after a follow-up of 5 years and two months: the results are expressed according to Merle d'Aubigné and Harris, by means of the UCLA and the WOMAC scores. The radiographs were reviewed by independent observers. The patients underwent a chrome and cobalt test in whole blood. Of the 20 patients lost to follow-up, 13 had died, 1 could no longer be located, 1 had been revised because of a peri-prosthetic fracture and the remaining 5 were unable to show up for the follow-up examination. A telephone interview and the WOMAC did not reveal any complication in their cases.Purpose of the study
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