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Crossfire Polyethylene
Stryker Orthopaedics developed Crossfire polyethylene to help address potential polyethylene wear in total hip replacement. Crossfire polyethylene reduces wear by up to 90 percent in laboratory testing.1-3
Features & Benefits
The Stryker Orthopaedics Crossfire Polyethylene Acetabular Inserts show a 90 percent reduction1-3
in gravimetric wear rate versus the same acetabular inserts fabricated from standard polyethylene.
- Performance demonstrated by clinical experience
- Designed to preserve material properties
Stryker Corporation or its divisions or other corporate affiliated entities own, use or
have applied for the following trademark(s) or service mark(s):
Crossfire. All other trademarks are trademarks of
their respective owners or holders.
References
1. Taylor, S, “Advances in Polyethylene: Crossfire,” Stryker Literature #LSA23.
2. Dumbleton, JH, Edidin, AA, “A Highly Crosslinked Oxidation-Resistant Polyethylene: Crossfire,” Stryker Orthopaedics Literature #LSA29.
3. Edidin, AA, et al, "Gamma Sterilization in Nitrogen Prevents Degradation for More Than 10 Years," Trans. ORS, p.1, 2000.






