The ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty was a reasonable option of variable indications for primary total hip arthroplasties.
Ceramic on ceramic bearings in total hip arthroplasty.
This makes ceramic an ideal bearing material for total hip arthroplasty.
The recent advances in ceramics manufacturing and taper technology have inspired a resurgence of ceramic bearings in total hip arthroplasty.
Coc has very low wear rates both for linear and volumetric wear.
This study aims to evaluate the results of coc bearing tha in patients younger than 50 years.
Ceramics are extremely hard scratch resistant and biocompatible as well as demonstrating a low coefficient of friction.
It is also resistant to third body wear.
The clinical use of ceramic as a bearing surface dates back to the early 1970s.
Ceramic on ceramic versus ceramic on polyethylene bearings in total hip arthroplasty.
The results of ceramic on ceramic coc total hip arthroplasty tha in younger patients were not univocal.
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.
Large diameter delta ceramic on ceramic versus common sized ceramic.
In conclusion ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty produced excellent clinical results and implant survival rates with no detectable osteolysis at a minimum of six year follow up study.
Results of a multicenter prospective randomized study and update of modern ceramic total hip trials in the united states.
Ceramic on ceramic coc bearings in total hip arthroplasty tha are commonly used but concerns exist regarding ceramic fracture.
The type of ceramic used in total hip replacement today is aluminum oxide also known as alumina.