Bearing surfaces for total disc arthroplasty: metal-on-metal versus metal-on-polyethylene and other biomaterials

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 693-701

  Golish, S Raymond ^a   Anderson, Paul A ^b  

^a St John Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc; Metal on metal; Replacement; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; MOLYBDENUM; BIOMATERIAL; METAL; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDLINE; METAL HYPERSENSITIVITY; METALLURGY; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PSEUDOTUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPINAL ARTHROPLASTY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; METALS; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84872011971     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.05.008     Document Type: Review

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