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New materials for hip and knee joint replacement: What's hip and what's in kneed?
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New materials for hip and knee joint replacement: What's hip and what's in kneed?

William M. Mihalko, Hani Haider, Steven Kurtz, Michele Marcolongo and Kenneth Urish
Journal of orthopaedic research, v 38(7), pp 1436-1444
01 Jul 2020
PMID: 32437026
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https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.24750View
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Abstract

Life Sciences & Biomedicine Orthopedics Science & Technology
Over the last three decades there have been significant advancements in the knee and hip replacement technology that has been driven by an issue in the past concerning adverse local tissue reactions, aseptic and septic loosening. The implants and the materials we utilize have improved over the last two decades and in knee and hip replacement there has been a decrease in the failures attributed to wear and osteolysis. Despite these advancements there are still issues with patient satisfaction and early revisions due to septic and aseptic loosening in knee replacement patients. This article reviews the state of current implant material technology in hip and knee replacement surgery, discusses some of the unmet needs we have in biomaterials, and reviews some of the current biomaterials and technology that may be able to solve the most common issues in the knee and hip replacement surgery.

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