New report confirms Smith+Nephew’s OXINIUM™ Technology is the best performing bearing surface at 20 years for total hip arthroplasty

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, is pleased to announce that the latest annual report from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) highlights the exceptional performance of Smith+Nephew’s proprietary OXINIUM on highly cross-linked polyethylene. The data indicates that this combination has the highest survivorship rate (94.1%) among all bearing combinations over a 20-year period for total hip arthroplasty (THA).¹