In the extremely rare event of the fracture of a BIOLOX ® femoral head, the BIOLOX ® OPTION system can be used for a revision with the prosthesis stem left in situ . In such a case, the Instructions f
BIOLOX ® delta component fractures are extremely rare. According to registry data and scientific literature, 1 up to 10 out of 100,000 heads and 1 up to 10 out of 10,000 inserts have to be revised for
The BIOLOX ® femoral head must be fixed on the stem taper by using slight axial pressure and twisting at the same time. Afterwards, the plastic head impactor must be placed on the pole of the BIOLOX ®
CeramTec (previously Feldmühle and Cerasiv) has been producing BIOLOX ® ceramic hip components since 1974. BIOLOX ® forte components were introduced in 1994 and BIOLOX ® delta components in 2003.
From the tribological point of view, BIOLOX ® forte, BIOLOX ® OPTION and BIOLOX ® delta femoral heads may only be used in combination with BIOLOX ® forte or BIOLOX ® delta inserts or PE or XPE inserts
No. There is no known clinical evidence indicating the occurrence of adverse reactions directly related to BIOLOX ® forte material. The biocompatibility of BIOLOX ® forte ceramics according to DIN ISO
No. There is no known clinical evidence indicating the occurrence of adverse reactions directly related to BIOLOX ® delta material. BIOLOX ® delta does not release toxic metal ions. The biocompatibili
BIOLOX CONTOURA ® has been cleared by the FDA for clinical use in the United States. It is registered by CeramTec’s customer. It is not approved yet in the EU or any other countries.