The goal in using ceramics for prostheses was to improve the performance and longevity for thrs.
Ceramics in total hip replacement.
The keramos hip replacement implant utilizes alumina ceramic one of the hardest materials on earth to provide an extremely strong and smooth implant.
Ceramic hip implants are among the newer types of prostheses being used for hip replacement offering greater resistance to damage and smooth movement of the joint.
These are some of the hardest substances known with only diamond being harder than aluminum oxide ceramics.
1 2 total hip arthroplasty tha using third generation alumina ceramic biolox forte.
1 of the population in europe and north america need a total hip replacement thr.
Therefore a ceramic on poly replacement has the advantage of the lip and a ceramic on ceramic has the advantage of being tougher and permitting the use of a larger.
Ceramic on polyethylene is currently the most popular hip replacement material representing 50 6 of all hip replacement cases back in 2014.
This hardness provides ceramic hip replacements with an extremely smooth surface making them much less prone to wear.
The ceramics were supposed to be very well tolerated because of their high level of oxidation.
Some of the benefits to a ceramic on ceramic hip replacement solution include.
Alumina ceramic is composed of bio inert material causing no adverse tissue reactions.
A ceramic total hip implant is ideal for younger more active patients requiring total hip replacement.
A ceramic cup can not incorporate the lip that is a standard part of a plastic cup liner.
Contemporary ceramic on ceramic articulations have the lowest rate of wear.
Better wear characteristics than traditional hip replacements metal on metal plastic on metal.
Ceramics were introduced in total hip replacement thr to address the problems of friction and wear that were reported with the metal on metal and with the metal on polyethylene metal on pe articulations.
Ceramic on ceramic hip replacements are an improvement on traditional hip replacements for a number of reasons.
The type of ceramic used in total hip replacement today is aluminum oxide also known as alumina.
Ceramic on ceramic hip replacements have life expectancies that exceed that of the traditional hip replacements.
This lip serves to lower the risk of dislocation.