Friction couples in total hip replacement

Tribocorrosion in Hard-on-Hard Total Hip Replacement Bearing Couples

Reconstruction of the Acetabulum in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Total Hip Replacement

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) or congenital hip dysplasia (CDH) is the most prevalent developmental childhood hip disorder. It includes a wide spectrum of hip abnormalities ranging from dysplasia to subluxation and complete dislocation of the hip joint. The natural history of neglected DDH in adults is highly variable. The mean age of onset of symptoms is 34.5 years for dysplastic DD...

Ceramic - ceramic and Metal / Polyethylene Friction Couples in Total Hip Prostesis

Our objective was to compare 2 friction couples: ceramic/ceramic and metal/polyethylene in total hip prosthesis. Between 2005-2007, 64 patients with primary osteoarthritis of the hip were enrolled in a prospective study: 32 cases underwent arthroplasty with uncemented total hip prosthesis with a friction couple ceramic/ ceramic (Group1), while the other 32 cases underwent arthroplasty with unce...

Total hip replacement (THR).

The authors present history, indications and complications of total hip replacement in 206 patients in a period of 10 months. They compare the rate of complications with published data. They present pre-operative examination, prophylaxis and specific problems in their conditions.

Total hip replacement.