A review of ceramic bearing materials in total joint arthroplasty

HIP International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-30

  Bal, B Sonny ^a   Garino, J ^b   Ries, M ^c   Rahaman, M N ^d  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Ceramics; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL; POLYETHYLENE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CERAMICS; EUROPE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LONGEVITY; MATERIAL COATING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 34249748817     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2008.3092     Document Type: Review

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