Ceramic on ceramic coc bearings in total hip arthroplasty tha are commonly used but concerns exist regarding ceramic fracture.
Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty update.
Update william n capello et al.
The incidence of hip squeak associated with ceramic on ceramic bearings has been variably reported ranging from 0 7 to 20 9.
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Ceramic on ceramic versus ceramic on polyethylene bearings in total hip arthroplasty.
Ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty.
Paper presented at the 17th annual fall meeting of the american association of hip and knee surgeons dallas tx november 3 5 2006.
Results of a multicenter prospective randomized study and update of modern ceramic total hip trials in the united states.
The clinical use of ceramic as a bearing surface dates back to the early 1970s.
Sonny bal b aleto tj garino jp toni a hendricks kj.
An underreported phenomenon of ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty abstract.
In 1995 an improved alumina ceramic was developed that had increased purity and strength over the first generation materials.
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.