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  2. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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    Total hip replacement is most commonly used to treat joint failure caused by osteoarthritis. Other indications include rheumatoid arthritis , avascular necrosis , traumatic arthritis , protrusio acetabuli , [3] certain hip fractures , benign and malignant bone tumors , [4] arthritis associated with Paget's disease , [5] ankylosing spondylitis ...

  3. Hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    Hip resurfacing has been developed as a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). The procedure consists of placing a cap (usually made of cobalt-chrome metal), which is hollow and shaped like a mushroom, over the head of the femur while a matching metal cup (similar to what is used with a THR) is placed in the acetabulum ( pelvis ...

  4. List of orthopedic implants - Wikipedia

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    Total Hip Replacement: Lubinus SP II Austin Moore Bipolar Thompson Exeter Accolade Hip hemiarthroplasty: Hip resurfacing: Birmingham Total Knee Replacement: Gemini Endo-Model Sigma Attune Triathlon Scorpio Journey Legion Genesis II Vanguard VanguardXP NexGen Persona Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Sled Oxford Shoulder/Elbow/Ankle ...

  5. DePuy Synthes - Wikipedia

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    DePuy develops and markets products under the Codman, DePuy Mitek, DePuy Orthopaedics and DePuy Spine brands. DePuy Orthopaedics designs, manufactures, markets and distributes products for reconstructing damaged or diseased joints and for repairing and reconstructing traumatic skeletal injuries.

  6. John Charnley - Wikipedia

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    John Charnley is recognised as the founder of modern hip replacement. His contributions to the field are found in the hip replacement surgery method, in the optimization of the surgery flows and in the drastic infection rate decrease.

  7. Bone cement - Wikipedia

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    Bone cement. Bone cements have been used very successfully to anchor artificial joints ( hip joints, knee joints, shoulder and elbow joints) for more than half a century. Artificial joints (referred to as prostheses) are anchored with bone cement. The bone cement fills the free space between the prosthesis and the bone and plays the important ...