Joint Arthroplasty

Front Matter....Pages II-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Friction and Wear of Artificial Joints: A Historical Review....Pages 3-9
Matrix Degradation in Osteoclastic Bone Resorption Under Pathological Conditions....Pages 10-21
Characteristics of Wear Particles and Osteolysis....Pages 22-35
Wear Debris Analysis for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 36-45
Biological Effects of Polyethylene Particles In Vitro and In Vivo....Pages 46-54
The Characterization of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) in the Interface Tissue Obtained from Failed Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty with Femoral Osteolysis....Pages 55-64
Expression of Inflammatory Mediators by Human Macrophages in Response to Particulate Debris In Vitro....Pages 65-75
Biological Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases and the Endogenous Inhibitor Proteins in the Periprosthetic Connective Tissue Remodeling Around Loose Artificial Hip Joints....Pages 76-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Dynamic Viscoelasticity of Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene After Ethylene Oxide Gas or Gamma-Irradiated Sterilization....Pages 87-96
Low-Wear Effect of High-Dose Gamma-Irradiated Crosslinked Polyethylene in Total Hip Prostheses....Pages 97-108
Methods to Reduce the Wear of Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene....Pages 109-118
Wear, Friction, and Mechanical Investigation and Development of Alumina-to-Alumina Combination Total Hip Joint....Pages 119-131
Friction and Wear Tests of Ceramics for All-Ceramic Artificial Joints....Pages 132-139
Optimal Wear Performance of Ceramic-on-Ceramic Bearings for Total Hip Replacement....Pages 140-151
Articulating Metal Interfaces for Total Hip Prostheses....Pages 152-158
Total Hip Arthroplasty with Hydroxyapatite-Coated Prostheses....Pages 159-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Development of Y II Cementless Total Hip System Using a Socket with Three Spikes....Pages 191-202
Development of the Keio-Kyocera Series Hip Prosthesis, Based on Morphological Analyses of Osteoarthritis of the Hip in Japanese Patients....Pages 203-212
A New Model of Bone-Conserving Cementless Hip Prosthesis Made of High-Tech Materials: Kobelco H-5....Pages 213-224
Development and Preclinical Tests of FMS and FMS-Anatomic Cementless Total Hip Stems....Pages 225-237
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Characterization and Biological Application of Hydroxyapatite-Glass-Titanium (HA-G-Ti) Functional Gradient Composite Material....Pages 238-251
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Clinical Results and In Vivo Kinematics Analysis of Osteonics Total Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 255-268
Clinical Results of Anatomic Modular Knee Total Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 269-278
Characteristics and Problems of Whiteside Ortholoc Total Knee Arthroplasty System—Especially Polyethylene Wear—....Pages 279-291
Clinical Results and Influence of Patellofemoral Joint Design on the Stability of the Patellar Component in Miller-Galante Types I and II, and Nexgen Total Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 292-305
Long-Term Results of Total Condylar Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 306-316
Clinical Outcome and Complications After Kinematic Total Knee Arthroplasty and After Kinemax Total Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 317-329
Total Knee Replacement for Severe Valgus Deformity of the Knee....Pages 330-336
Design Concept of Artificial Knee Joint for High Durability....Pages 337-344
Biomechanical Aspects of Knee Implant Design....Pages 345-355
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Differences in the Clinical Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty Based on Skin Incision, Approach, and Use of Lateral Release....Pages 359-364
Effect of Posterior Cruciate Sacrifice on the Durability of Total Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 365-372
Rotational Malalignment of the Femoral and Tibial Components in Total Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 373-383
Total Knee Arthroplasty Without Patellar Resurfacing....Pages 384-390
Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Bisurface-Type Joint (KU Knee) Designed to Increase the Range of Flexion....Pages 391-401
Hy-Flex II Total Knee and Ligament Balancing System: Preliminary Report on Concept, Design, Surgical Technique, and Short-Term Clinical results....Pages 402-407
Indication and Problems of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty....Pages 408-423
Back Matter....Pages 424-425