Ceramic Components Totalknee

Hinorobu oonishi m d phd s c.

Ceramic components totalknee.

490 copenhagen denmark 2011 google scholar. Bioceramics and alternative bearings in joint arthroplasty ceramics in orthopaedics2007 pp 149 159. The author or one or more of the authors have received or will receive. In total knee replacement damaged bone and cartilage are removed and replaced with metal components that recreate the surface of the joint.

Lima corporate villanova di san daniele udine italy in collaboration with ceramtec provided biolox delta ceramic femoral components with a design identical to those made of a cobalt chromium alloy for the multigen plus total knee replacement system which is available and in use since 1997 fig. The first alumina ceramic al2o3 total knee prosthesis was realised by the kyocera corp. In tha articulating components are used with optimum contact contributions resulting in limited local stresses even if joint loads are high. Kyoto japan and implanted by oonishi in the early 1980s.

Therefore the surgeon was able to use. Comparison of in vivo wear between polyethylene inserts articulating against ceramic and cobalt chrome femoral components in total knee prostheses. The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel metal free ceramic total knee replacement system.