Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition affecting the whole joint with the underlying bone,
representing a major source of pain, disability, and socioeconomic cost worldwide. Age is …

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is widely considered one of the most successful surgical
procedures in orthopaedics. It is associated with high satisfaction rates and significant …

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been quoted as one of the most successful and cost-
effective procedures in Orthopaedics. The last decade has seen an exponential rise in the …

Background and objective Total hip arthroplasty is known as one of the best advancements
in orthopedics in the 20th century. Due to age or trauma hip joint has to replace by an …

Surgery of the arthritic hip was not an easy task in the previous centuries, lots of operations
being followed very closely by complications and failures. Nowadays, hip arthroplasty is …

Off-label use is frequently practiced in primary and revision arthroplasty, as there may be
indications for the application of implants for purposes outside the one the manufacturers …

Metals and metal alloys are the most used materials in orthopedic implants. The focus is on
total hip arthroplasty (THA) that, though well tolerated, may be associated with local and …

Modular neck (MN) implants can restore the anatomy, especially in deformed hips such as
sequelae of development dysplasia. Early designs for MN implants had problems with neck …

Patient-specific dynamic loadings are seldom considered during the evaluation of hip
implants. The primary objective of this study is to check for the feasibility of the use of …

Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) implants are routinely tested for their tribological
performance through regulatory preclinical wear testing (eg, ISO-14242). The standardized …