INTERPRETATION The guidelines have improved method ological reporting in RSA studies , but adherence to these guidelines is still relatively low .
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Guidelines for st and ardization of  radiostereometry ( RSA )  of implants were published in 2005 to facilitate comparison of outcomes between various research groups .
In this systematic review , we determined how well studies have adhered to these guidelines .
Wear and migration of highly cross-linked and conventional cemented polyethylene cups with cobalt chrome or Oxinium femoral heads: a randomized radiostereometric study of 150 patients.
This r and omized study was performed to compare wear and migration of five different cemented total hip joint articulations in 150 patients . The patients received either a Charnley femoral stem with a 22.2  mm head  or a Spectron EF femoral stem with a 28 mm head . The Charnley articulated with a γ-sterilized Charnley Ogee acetabular cup . The Spectron EF was used with either EtO-sterilized non-cross-linked polyethylene ( Reflection All-Poly ) or highly cross-linked ( Reflection All-Poly XLPE ) cups , combined with either cobalt chrome ( CoCr ) or Oxinium femoral heads . The patients were followed with repeated RSA measurements for 2 years . After 2 years , the EtO-sterilized non-cross-linked Reflection All-Poly cups had more than four times higher proximal penetration than its highly cross-linked counterpart . Use of Oxinium femoral heads did not affect penetration at 2 years compared to heads made of CoCr . Further follow-up is needed to evaluate the benefits , if any , of Oxinium femoral heads in the clinical setting . The Charnley Ogee was not outperformed by the more recently introduced implants in our study . We conclude that this prostheses still represents a st and ard against which new implants can be measured
INTERPRETATION The guidelines have improved method ological reporting in RSA studies , but adherence to these guidelines is still relatively low .
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Guidelines for st and ardization of  radiostereometry ( RSA )  of implants were published in 2005 to facilitate comparison of outcomes between various research groups .
In this systematic review , we determined how well studies have adhered to these guidelines .