Bioceramics in Joint Arthroplasty: 9th BIOLOX® Symposium Paris, March 26–27, 2004 Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Ceramic on Ceramic Bearings Used with Proximal Modular Stems in THA....Pages 3-8
Surface Analysis of Explanted Alumina-Alumina Bearings....Pages 9-12
A Ten Years Experience with Alumina-Alumina Hip Replacement....Pages 13-16
Thirty Years Experience with all Ceramic Bearings....Pages 17-20
Ceramic/Ceramic Total Hip Replacement: The American Experience with Stryker Implants....Pages 21-34
Results Obtained for 474 Cementless Hip Endoprostheses using Ceramic/Ceramic Components....Pages 35-39
Alumina Ceramic against Polyethylene: A long term follow up....Pages 41-42
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Long Term Wear of Ceramic on Ceramic Hips....Pages 45-46
Periarticular Reaction to Wear Debris of Different Ceramic Materials....Pages 47-50
Two Bearing Ceramic Surfaces with a Self Adjusting Cup: A New Solution to avoid Dislocation and Subluxation in Total Hip Prosthesis....Pages 51-55
Analysis and Investigation of the Adhesive Strength of Ceramic and Bone Cement in Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 57-59
Alumina Ceramic-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty using Computer-Assisted Surgical Navigation and a New Minimally Invasive Technique....Pages 61-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Phase Transformation in Zirconia Heads after THA Myth or Reality?....Pages 73-74
Charnley-Kerboull Total Hip Arthroplasty Combining Zirconia on Polyethylene A Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up Prospective Study....Pages 75-82
Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene — A New Option in Tribology of THA....Pages 83-87
The Crosslinked Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene: Risk and Limitation....Pages 89-92
Reducing Wear Using the Ceramic Surface on Oxidized Zirconium Heads....Pages 93-98
Is the OXINIUM Technology a Useful Technology in Total Joint Arthroplasty?....Pages 99-104
Ceramic Coatings in Metal-PE Joints: Where Are We Now?....Pages 105-109
Metal on Metal in Resurfacing Arthroplasty: Risks or Benefits?....Pages 111-117
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Surface Replacement of the Hip: Contra....Pages 119-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
The Concept of CeramTec to Offer Ball Heads Dedicated to Hip Revision Demands....Pages 129-130
Clinical and Technical Aspects in THA- Revision Surgery: Current Problems, Guidelines for Current and Future Solutions....Pages 131-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Risk Factors for Dislocation after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Results of a Long Term Analysis....Pages 137-138
Hip-Spine Relationships: A New Concept to Analyse THP Dysfunction and Instability....Pages 139-148
Design Parameter to Improve Range of Motion (ROM) in Total Hip Arthroplasty....Pages 149-155
Recommendations for Maximizing Range of Motion....Pages 157-161
THA Ceramic-Ceramic Coupling: The Evaluation of the Dislocation Rate with Bigger Heads....Pages 163-169