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 …

Hip arthroplasty can be considered one of the major successes of orthopedic surgery, with
more than 350000 replacements performed every year in the United States with a constantly …

Wear and wear-induced debris is a significant factor in causing failure in implants. Reducing
contact pressure by using a textured surface between the femoral head and acetabular cup …

Symptomatic abnormal periprosthetic soft-tissue reactions (“pseudotumors”) have been
reported after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty (MoMHRA). The aims of this study …

We examined the relationships between the serum levels of chromium and cobalt ions and
the inclination angle of the acetabular component and the level of activity in 214 patients …

Increased concentrations of metal ions after metal-on-metal resurfacing arthroplasty of the
hip remain a concern. Although there has been no proven link to long-term health problems …

The separate and combined roles of head diameter and clearance were studied
experimentally in simulator tests and also theoretically. Head diameters ranging from 16–54 …

Background: The cause of recently reported pseudotumor formation in patients with metal-
on-metal hip replacements is unknown. It has been postulated that there is an association …

The presence of pseudotumours, which are soft-tissue masses relating to the hip, after metal-
on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty has been associated with elevated levels of metal ions …

Functionally graded, hard and wear-resistant Co–Cr–Mo alloy was coated on Ti–6Al–4V
alloy with a metallurgically sound interface using Laser Engineering Net Shaping (LENS™) …