Aims The main advantage of 3D-printed, off-the-shelf acetabular implants is the potential to
promote enhanced bony fixation due to their controllable porous structure. In this study we …

Objectives The Precice nail is the latest intramedullary lengthening nail with excellent early
outcomes. Implant complications have led to modification of the nail design. The aim of this …

In vitro studies have shown that human osteoclasts can corrode stainless steel and titanium
leading to the production of metal ions responsible for inflammatory reactions. Moreover …

Large-head metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings were re-popularised in the late 1990s with the
introduction of modern hip resurfacing (HR), followed closely by large metal head total hip …

This retrieval study included 43 Biolox delta explants (18 CoC, 25 CoP). Implants were
examined macroscopically, whereby damage was evaluated using a semi quantitative …

Carbon fiber reinforced poly‐ether‐ether‐ketone (CFR‐PEEK) represents a promising
alternative material for bushings in total knee replacements, after early clinical failures of …

Background Numerous studies have reported on clinical significant volumes of material loss
and corrosion at the head-stem junction of metal-on-metal (MOM) hips; less is understood …

Metallic taper junctions of modular total hip replacement implants are analysed for corrosion
damage using visual scoring based on different granularity levels that span from analysing …

Purpose Ceramic coatings have been used in metal-on-polyethylene (MOP) hips to reduce
the risk of wear and also infection; the clinical efficacy of this remains unclear. This retrieval …

Computational methods used to quantify wear in failed hip arthroplasties are often limited by
human and sampling errors. An automated software solution has been developed to …