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  2. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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    Hip replacement is one of the most common orthopaedic operations, though patient satisfaction varies widely. Approximately 58% of total hip replacements are estimated to last 25 years. The average cost of a total hip replacement in 2012 was $40,364 in the United States, and about $7,700 to $12,000 in most European countries.

  3. Bone cement - Wikipedia

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    Bone cement is considered a reliable anchorage material with its ease of use in clinical practice and particularly because of its proven long survival rate with cemented-in prostheses. Hip and knee registers for artificial joint replacements such as those in Sweden and Norway clearly demonstrate the advantages of cemented-in anchorage. A ...

  4. Joint replacement - Wikipedia

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    Materials. Some ceramic materials commonly used in joint replacement are alumina (Al 2 O 3), zirconia (ZrO 2), silica (SiO 2), hydroxyapatite (Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 (OH) 2), titanium nitride (TiN), silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4). A combination of titanium and titanium carbide is a very hard ceramic material often used in components of arthroplasties due ...

  5. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene - Wikipedia

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    UHMWPE was first used clinically in 1962 by Sir John Charnley and emerged as the dominant bearing material for total hip and knee replacements in the 1970s. Throughout its history, there were unsuccessful attempts to modify UHMWPE to improve its clinical performance until the development of highly cross-linked UHMWPE in the late 1990s.

  6. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    A prosthesis is a functional replacement for an amputated or congenitally malformed or missing limb. Prosthetists are responsible for the prescription, design, and management of a prosthetic device. In most cases, the prosthetist begins by taking a plaster cast of the patient's affected limb.

  7. Bioceramic - Wikipedia

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    Bioceramic. A porous bioceramic granule of an orthobiologic calcium composition manufactured by Cam Bioceramics. Bioceramics and bioglasses are ceramic materials that are biocompatible. [1] Bioceramics are an important subset of biomaterials. [2] [3] Bioceramics range in biocompatibility from the ceramic oxides, which are inert in the body, to ...