Results of the ESCI survey on "Clinical Approach to Ceramic Dental Implants”
April 27th 2022
Due to the biological and aesthetic advantages of ceramic dental implants, health-conscious patients as well as the dental surgeon community are showing a growing interest in such implants. What motiv
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Significantly less revisions with ceramics in THA
July 14th 2021
The use of ceramic bearings is associated with a significant reduction in hip revisions compared to metal-on-polyethylene (MoP) bearings. This is the outcome of a recent observational study (2021) pub
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Ceramic bearing couples in THA
June 24th 2021
In a recent review paper published in the Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, M. Saracco, G. Maccauro and C. Piconi emphasized that in addition to the selection of a biologically
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THA outcomes in teenaged patients
March 5th 2021
Can ceramic-on-ceramic bearings help to improve the THA outcomes in teenaged patients? The treatment of pediatric hips is often complex and requires special attention. In a recent retrospective clinic
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CoC bearings performance on short stems
April 15th 2021
How do CoC bearings perform long-term on short stems? In a prospective study by Kim YH et al., long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes, survival rates and complication rates in patients under 50
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Ceramics in Hemiarthroplasty
March 19th 2021
Ceramics in hemiarthroplasty. Partial joint replacement aims to restore joint mobility and milder osteoarthritis in the early stages of cartilage degeneration or damages. In such procedures, the impla
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Review of imaging modalities of hip arthroplasty
May 11th 2021
In a paper published in France in the Journal D'imagerie Diagnostique et Interventionnelle, Pelissou et al. reviewed the imaging modalities of hip arthroplasty with a special focus on complications oc
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Head-Neck Taper Compatibility in THA
July 5th 2022
In 2021, a group of surgeons and engineers led by Prof. Klaus Peter Günther (Dresden, Germany) published the “ EFORT recommendations for off-label use, mix & match and mismatch in hip and knee arthrop
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"Relevance of metal carcinogenicity to orthopedics: controversies and concerns" - EFORT Webinar – 31 January 2022
June 22nd 2022
Since October 2021, (medical) devices circulating in the EU containing cobalt based alloys consequently have had to be classified, labelled and packaged according to the new EU classification. Cobalt
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Piezoceramic components - Key for modern medical applications
March 16th 2021
When it comes to ultrasonic transducers for medical applications, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. With vertical integration from manufacture of advanced piezoceramics to the assembly of ultras
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