Replacement surgery of hip joint consists of the substitution of the joint with an implant able
to recreate the articulation functionality. This article aims to review the current state of the art …

Artificial articular joints present an interesting, and difficult, tribological problem. These
bearing contacts undergo complex transient loading and multi axes kinematic cycles, over …

In any engineering discipline, whenever products are designed, manufactured and
ultimately utilized for the benefits of society, a series of specifications for the product are …

This study examines how taper design affects corrosion and fretting at the head trunnion
surface. All hip prostheses retrieved between 1999 and 2013 with 28 mm/+ 0 heads were …

The rapid evolution in biomaterial performance over the last decade calls for an ever-
increasing need in the classification of their functionalities. In many cases, emerging …

Background Taper design has been identified as a possible contributor to fretting corrosion
damage at modular connections in total hip arthroplasty systems, but variations in as …

Edge loading can negatively impact the biomechanics and long-term performance of hip
replacements. Although edge loading has been widely investigated for hard-on-hard …

A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the changes in metal ion levels in a
consecutive series of Birmingham Hip Resurfacings (BHRs) at a minimum ten-year follow …

Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) presents several advantages over conventional total hip
arthroplasty (THA), including conservation and preservation of bone, reduced risk of …

The occurrence of edge loading in hip joint replacement has been associated with many
factors such as prosthetic design, component malposition and activities of daily living. The …