BACKGROUND Total hip arthroplasty(THA)has increased along with an increasing demand for improved quality of life.Combined with prolonged life expectancy,the number of revision surgeries is expected to increase.Stress ...
BACKGROUND Among the various complications associated with total hip arthroplasty(THA)periprosthetic osteolysis and wear phenomena due to the release of metal particles,are two of the most common and have been reporte...
Joint arthroplasty had revolutionized the outcome of orthopaedic surgery. Extensive and collaborative work of many innovator surgeons had led to the development of durable bearing surfaces, yet no single material is c...
There is convincing evidence that particles produced by the wear of joint prostheses are causal in the periprosthetic loss of bone,or osteolysis,which,if it progresses,leads to the phenomenon of aseptic loosening.It i...