Ceramic on ceramic versus ceramic on polyethylene bearings in total hip arthroplasty.
Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty update.
Sonny bal b aleto tj garino jp toni a hendricks kj.
The incidence of hip squeak associated with ceramic on ceramic bearings has been variably reported ranging from 0 7 to 20 9.
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The type of ceramic used in total hip replacement today is aluminum oxide also known as alumina.
The clinical use of ceramic as a bearing surface dates back to the early 1970s.
Results of a multicenter prospective randomized study and update of modern ceramic total hip trials in the united states.
In 1995 an improved alumina ceramic was developed that had increased purity and strength over the first generation materials.
This study aims to report the risk of revision for fracture of modern coc bearings and identify factors that might influence this risk using data from the national joint registry njr for england wales northern ireland and the isle of man.
Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty.
We determined the patients perception of squeaking in 306 patients 336 hips in whom ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasties thas were performed between 1997 and 2005.
Ceramic on ceramic coc bearings in total hip arthroplasty tha are commonly used but concerns exist regarding ceramic fracture.
Paper presented at the 17th annual fall meeting of the american association of hip and knee surgeons dallas tx november 3 5 2006.