Total Hip Arthroplasty
Subtitle: Tribological Considerations and Clinical Consequences
By: edited by Karl Knahr
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9783642356537
Subjects: Medicine & Public Health; Physical therapy; Rheumatology; Traumatic Surgery; Physiological Therapeutics; Medicine; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Orthopedic surgery; Wounds and injuries
Description: In recent years the ‘Tribology Day’ has become a recognized highlight of the EFORT Congress, and at the 2012 Congress in Berlin an entire day was once again devoted to tribology in total hip arthroplasty. EFORT decided that, given the wide interest in tribology, publication of the presentations would be warmly welcomed by fellow professionals who were unable to attend. The resulting book includes all presentations delivered on the day and covers a range of interesting topics. Up-to-date information is provided on the various articulating materials, and all the articulations recently used in total hip arthroplasty are discussed, with provision of clinical data. The book will be of interest not only to experienced surgeons but also to trainees and residents who wish to extend their knowledge of total hip arthroplasty.
Table of contents: title: Ceramic-on-Ceramic Articulations; title: Metal-on-Metal Articulations; title: Polyethylene – Standard and New Improvements; title: Large Diameter Heads; title: Clinical Aspects.