I felt amazing until february of this year.
Ceramic on ceramic hip replacement problems.
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.
This lip serves to lower the risk of dislocation.
It started out a small pain and then two weeks ago i experienced a horiffic pain in my groin area.
The clinical use of ceramic as a bearing surface dates back to the early 1970s.
Ceramic hip replacement problem.
The pain is much less but still there.
The type of ceramic used in total hip replacement today is aluminum oxide also known as alumina.
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.
Many surgeons today consider them to be an improvement over traditional metal and plastic implants in which the deterioration of plastic can lead to the gradual buildup of debris.
Ceramic hip replacement implants also use metal parts that fit within the bone but the bearing surface the ball and the socket can be made of the ceramic material.
The ceramics used in hip replacement surgery are alumina ceramic and zirconia ceramic.
I am 30 yrs old and had my hip replaced right after my 29th birthday may 2010.
In 1995 an improved alumina ceramic was developed that had increased purity and strength over the first generation materials.
Long lasting hip replacement is the main advantage of ceramic hip replacement systems.
Ceramic hip replacement disadvantages.
Ceramic systems have been in use since the 1970s and have undergone many technological advances over the decades.
I had a ceramic on ceramic put in.