Comprising presentations originally offered at the 2011 EFORT Congress, this book provides detailed information on articulating materials currently used in hip arthroplasty. Discusses wear performance and clinical outcomes and explores important new frontiers.
Comprising presentations originally offered at the 2011 EFORT Congress, this book provides detailed information on articulating materials currently us...
Wear and osteolysis are still the most important potential problems in total hip and knee arthroplasty. Although technology in arthroplasty has been improved dramatically during the past decade, the clinical data relating to some implants reveal that many concerns remain. During the "Tribology Day" within the scientific programme of the 2013 EFORT Congress in Istanbul, the main topics included these concerns as well as the benefits of the materials most commonly used in total hip and knee arthroplasty. This book includes the presentations delivered on the day and covers a range of interesting...
Wear and osteolysis are still the most important potential problems in total hip and knee arthroplasty. Although technology in arthroplasty has been i...