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Medical Device Alert: DePuy ASR TM acetabular cups used in hip resurfacing arthroplasty and total hip replacement, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MDA/2010/044, 25 May 2010; Medical Device Alert: All metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MDA/2012/008, 28 February 2012
A titanium hip prosthesis, with a ceramic head and polyethylene acetabular cup. Ceramics are now commonly used as dental and bone implants. [8] [9] Surgical cermets are used regularly. Joint replacements are commonly coated with bioceramic materials to reduce wear and inflammatory response.
Total hip replacement is most commonly used to treat joint failure caused by osteoarthritis.Other indications include rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, protrusio acetabuli, [5] certain hip fractures, benign and malignant bone tumors, [6] arthritis associated with Paget's disease, [7] ankylosing spondylitis [8] and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. [9]
Some ceramic materials commonly used in joint replacement are alumina (Al 2 O 3), zirconia (ZrO 2), silica (SiO 2), hydroxyapatite (Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 (OH) 2), titanium nitride (TiN), silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4). A combination of titanium and titanium carbide is a very hard ceramic material often used in components of arthroplasties due to the ...
Your doctor can provide medical guidance for best practices of when to take the vitamins and supplements and any foods, vitamins, supplements, medications with which you should avoid taking them.
Hip resurfacing is a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). The procedure consists of placing a cap (usually made of cobalt-chrome metal), which is hollow and shaped similarly to the cap of a mushroom, over the head of the femur while a matching metal cup (similar to what is used with a THR) is placed in the acetabulum (pelvis socket), replacing the articulating surfaces of the ...
Foot, hip and knee pain can be caused by the unlikeliest sources — including your old, ill-fitting shoes. Even if your favorite shoes are brand new, a poor fit could lead to discomfort, pain ...
One can find titanium in neurosurgery, bone conduction hearing aids, false eye implants, spinal fusion cages, pacemakers, toe implants, and shoulder/elbow/hip/knee replacements along with many more. The main reason why titanium is often used in the body is due to titanium's biocompatibility and, with surface modifications, bioactive surface.