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2. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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   The analysis of 402,051 hip replacements showed that 6.2% of metal-on-metal hip implants had failed within five years, compared to 1.7% of metal-on-plastic and 2.3% of ceramic-on-ceramic hip implants. Each 1 mm (0.039 in) increase in head size of metal-on-metal hip implants was associated with a 2% increase in failure rate. [60]

3. Titanium biocompatibility - Wikipedia

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   Biocompatibility. Titanium is considered the most biocompatible metal due to its resistance to corrosion from bodily fluids, bio-inertness, capacity for osseointegration, and high fatigue limit. Titanium's ability to withstand the harsh bodily environment is a result of the protective oxide film that forms naturally in the presence of oxygen.

4. List of orthopedic implants - Wikipedia

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   Orthopedic implant example seen with X-ray. An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone, or to support a damaged bone. [1] The medical implant is mainly fabricated using stainless steel and titanium alloys for strength and the plastic coating that is done on it acts as an artificial cartilage. [2]

5. New hip replacement tool could transform surgery

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   A team of experts hoped a new, first of its kind, technology could help transform the future of hip replacement surgery. ... so implants needed to withstand higher stresses, and last longer, to ...

6. Osseointegration - Wikipedia

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   Osseointegration (from Latin osseus "bony" and integrare "to make whole") is the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant ("load-bearing" as defined by Albrektsson et al. in 1981). A more recent definition (by Schroeder et al.) defines osseointegration as "functional ...

7. Inside Patrick Kane’s hip resurfacing surgery — and why it’s ...

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   Hip resurfacing, sometimes called hip shaving, is preferred over a total hip replacement for elite athletes, Su said, because it preserves more of the femur, uses a metal alloy made of cobalt and ...