The clinical use of ceramic as a bearing surface dates back to the early 1970s.
Ceramic on ceramic hip replacement problems.
An x ray of the pelvic area showing a replacement hip.
Therefore a ceramic on poly replacement has the advantage of the lip and a ceramic on ceramic has the advantage of being tougher and permitting the use of a larger.
I am 30 yrs old and had my hip replaced right after my 29th birthday may 2010.
Ceramic hip replacement implants also use metal parts that fit within the bone but the bearing surface the ball and the socket can be made of the ceramic material.
This lip serves to lower the risk of dislocation.
Ceramic hip implants are among the newer types of prostheses being used for hip replacement offering greater resistance to damage and smooth movement of the joint.
I felt amazing until february of this year.
The type of ceramic used in total hip replacement today is aluminum oxide also known as alumina.
Ceramic hip replacement problem.
The ceramics used in hip replacement surgery are alumina ceramic and zirconia ceramic.
It started out a small pain and then two weeks ago i experienced a horiffic pain in my groin area.
Ceramic hip implants are designed to be the most scratch resistant and smoother which means that wear better than all of the hip replacement implants.
Ceramic hip replacement disadvantages.
The pain is much less but still there.
I had a ceramic on ceramic put in.
Long lasting hip replacement is the main advantage of ceramic hip replacement systems.
A ceramic cup can not incorporate the lip that is a standard part of a plastic cup liner.