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Is there a difference in gait function of women treated with a ceramic resurfacing compared to women who received a conventional THA?
September 5th 2023
Amy Maslivec et al. compared PROMs and gait analysis from 15 female patients treated with unilateral ceramic hip resurfacing (H1® Anatomic Ceramic Hip Resurfacing, Embody Orthopaedic) and 15 matched f
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PEEK-on-ZTA ceramic Total Disc Replacement
August 23rd 2023
This is the conclusion of the IDE study published in the International Journal of Spine surgery. The purpose of this study performed by Guyer et al. (TX, USA) was to compare the PEEK-on-Ceramic (ZTA)
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Identification of metallic wear debris in failed total ankle replacements (TAR)
July 18th 2023
Whereas wear has become a less critical issue for large bearings, wear-related aseptic loosening and osteolysis remain major reasons for failures in ankle replacement. A group of leading researchers f
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BIOLOX®delta: a material well suited for the manufacturing of orthopedic implants with superior MR imaging
May 24th 2023
ZTA ceramic components are electrically non-conductive, non-metallic and non-magnetic and therefore suitable for MR imaging. In a comparative investigation, CeramTec’s novel TKA device made of BIOLOX®
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Cobalt toxicity after hip arthroplasty
January 23rd 2024
A recent systematic review by Crutsen et al. summarized and categorized all systematic symptoms of prosthetic hip associated cobalt toxicity (PHACT). The authors identified 67 articles out of 3898 eli
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Effectiveness of total knee replacement in Italian patients under 65
December 12th 2023
The Rizzoli group took data from the Register of Orthopedic Prosthetic Implants (RIPO), Italy, to estimate revision surgeries and implant survivorship for osteoarthritis patients treated with TKA betw
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Cobalt ion release after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) higher than after hip resurfacing (HR) at one year follow up
December 22nd 2023
TKA systems are known to generate passive corrosion and therefore to release metal ions. This retrospective case-control single-centre study of 195 cases by Lukas et al., analysed blood levels of Co a
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Italian Regional Registry Study – Modular head-neck adapter system & ceramic heads in revision hip arthroplasty
September 21st 2023
354 modular head-neck adapter systems (BioBall® Merete modular adapter system, Merete Medical GmbH, Berlin, Germany) coupled with ceramic heads (BIOLOX® delta ) were included, which had been used in r
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Does vitamin D deficiency / insufficiency lead to worse outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty?
October 18th 2023
There is a growing body of literature on vitamin D supplementation and it is becoming increasingly common and accepted due to its health benefits. AAOS experts have recognized its impact in protecting
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