ArticleEFORT open reviews2018
Third-generation pure alumina and alumina matrix composites in total hip arthroplasty: What is the evidence?
Article in EFORT open reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Metasul vs Cerasul bearings: a prospective, randomized study at a mean eighteen years.International orthopaedics · 2020Trial
- Third- and fourth- generation ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty: a ten- to sixteen year follow-up study.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- May the 4th be with you: mixed-methods best-evidence synthesis on 4th-generation alumina-zirconia ceramic bearings in total hip arthroplasty.EFORT open reviews · 2024Article
- Materials and Methods for All-Ceramic Dental Restorations Using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Technologies-A Brief Review.Dentistry journal · 2024Review
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- Global diversity in bearings in primary THA.EFORT open reviews · 2020Review
- What Is the Frequency of Fracture of Ceramic Components in THA? Results from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register from 1997 to 2017.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020Article
- Non-traumatic Ceramic Head Fracture in Total Hip Arthroplasty with Ceramic-on-Ceramic Articulation at Postoperative 16th Years.Hip & pelvis · 2019Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Wear, corrosion and periprosthetic osteolysis are important causes of failure in joint arthroplasty, especially in young patients.Ceramic bearings, developed 40 years ago, are an increasingly popular choice in hip arthroplasty. New manufacturing procedures have increased the strength and reliability of ceramic materials and reduced the risk of complications.In recent decades, ceramics made of pure alumina have continuously improved, resulting in a surgical-grade material that fulfills clinical requirements.Despite the track record of safety and long-term results, third-generation pure alumina ceramics are being replaced in clinical practice by alumina matrix composites, which are composed of alumina and zirconium.In this review, the characteristics of both materials are discussed, and the long-term results with third-generation alumina-on-alumina bearings and the associated complications are compared with those of other available ceramics. Cite this article:
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