Ceramic Components Totalknee

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Comparison of in vivo wear between polyethylene inserts articulating against ceramic and cobalt chrome femoral components in total knee prostheses. Implant components implants are made of metal alloys ceramic material or strong plastic parts. 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. In total knee replacement damaged bone and cartilage are removed and replaced with metal components that recreate the surface of the joint.

490 copenhagen denmark 2011 google scholar. The first alumina ceramic al2o3 total knee prosthesis was realised by the kyocera corp. The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel metal free ceramic total knee replacement system. Thirty eight primary total knee arthroplasties tkas were performed on 34 patients using the metal free bpk s ceramic total knee replacement system with both the femoral and tibial components of an alumina zirconia ceramic composite.

Bioceramics and alternative bearings in joint arthroplasty ceramics in orthopaedics2007 pp 149 159. Therefore the surgeon was able to use. In vitro study of three body wear at tibial polyethylene inserts articulating with metallic and ceramic femoral components for total knee paper presented at the 12th efort congress abstract cd no.