High-performance polymers and their potential application as medical and oral implant materials: a review

MG Wiesli, M Özcan - Implant dentistry, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To review the literature on high-performance polymeric (HPP) materials used as
medical and oral implants and make comparisons with the commonly used titanium. Material …

Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty

A Shimmin, PE Beaulé, P Campbell - JBJS, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty : JBJS Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing
Arthroplasty : JBJS JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical Techniques …

Metal-on-metal bearing surfaces

JJ Jacobs, RM Urban, NJ Hallab… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Metalonmetal bearing couples remain a popular option in total hip arthroplasty and are
the only currently available option for surface replacement arthroplasty. In general, the …

Biomechanics of the Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty

KL Ong, SM Kurtz, MT Manley… - The Journal of Bone …, 2006 - boneandjoint.org.uk
The effects of the method of fixation and interface conditions on the biomechanics of the
femoral component of the Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty were examined using a …

[HTML][HTML] Practice of simulation and life cycle assessment in tribology—A review

A Kurdi, N Alhazmi, H Alhazmi, T Tabbakh - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
To simulate today's complex tribo-contact scenarios, a methodological breakdown of a
complex design problem into simpler sub-problems is essential to achieve acceptable …

Repeated metal ion measurements in patients with high risk metal-on-metal hip replacement

A Reito, T Moilanen, T Puolakka, J Pajamäki… - International …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Conventional follow-up methods are not sufficient to identify adverse soft tissue
reactions in patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements. The national guidelines …

Ten different hip resurfacing systems: biomechanical analysis of design and material properties

C Heisel, JA Kleinhans, M Menge, JP Kretzer - International orthopaedics, 2009 - Springer
This study gives an overview of the main macro-and microstructural differences of ten
commercially available total hip resurfacing implants. The heads and cups of resurfacing hip …

Biotribocorrosion of metal-on-metal hip replacements: How surface degradation can influence metal ion formation

J Hesketh, Q Meng, D Dowson, A Neville - Tribology International, 2013 - Elsevier
To investigate the combined effects of wear and corrosion on the performance of metal-on-
metal total hip replacements, tribocorrosion tests were performed on 36 mm diameter joint …

A study of the wear performance in a hip simulator of a metal–metal Co–Cr alloy with different boron additions

M Alvarez-Vera, JA Ortega-Saenz… - Wear, 2013 - Elsevier
There has been a widely renewed interest in the use of metal-on-metal bearings for hip
arthroplasties due to the medium-term results using contemporary conventional hip …

Hip-simulator wear studies of an alumina-matrix composite (AMC) ceramic compared to retrieval studies of AMC balls with 1–7 years follow-up

IC Clarke, DD Green, PA Williams, K Kubo, G Pezzotti… - Wear, 2009 - Elsevier
Wear in large diameter ceramic-on-ceramic bearings were compared in both simulator and
patient-retrieval studies. Four combinations of 36mm diameter alumina matrix composite …