While it s not uncommon for older people to get total hip replacements doctors now often go with hip resurfacing implants for.
Ceramic hip resurfacing.
The ceramic used in the h1 is the same material used for the ball head in most hip replacements in the world today.
The hip socket is fitted with a metal cup.
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.
As these metal surfaces rub together there is the potential for wear and release of metal ions.
Unlike traditional hip replacement hip resurfacing doesn t completely replace the ball of the hip with a metal or ceramic ball.
We hope this means the advantages of hip resurfacing are kept while the possibility of problems from using metal are lost.
Instead the bone is reshaped and capped with a metal prosthesis.
Recerf new ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing device.
The h1 ceramic hip resurfacing 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.
The ceramic hip could last more than 20 years.
Dr koen de smet ceramic left hip resurfacing johannesburg june 2019.
It includes a safety study followed by an efficacy study.
This is a prospective non randomized consecutive series multicentre observational study to evaluate the clinical outcome of ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing arthroplasty using the ceramic non porous non cemented h1 hip resurfacing arthroplasty.
The early results are promising.
Ceramic hip resurfacing is similar in design to traditional metal hip resurfacing however the implant is manufactured from the ceramic commonly used in many conventional total hip replacements.
An alternative to the metal on metal hip resurfacing devices.
This information has been written by a prof patrick weinrauch for the purposes of patient education.
The h1 hip resurfacing implant is made from ceramic and designed to fit the contours of both male and female hips so may avoid the problems seen with metal hip resurfacing.