Clinical Performance of Skeletal Prostheses
Description
Introduction. Low-friction total hip arthroplasties. Evaluation of the success of non-cemented porous and HA coated metal-UHMWPE total hip. Alumina-alumina and alumina-polythylene. Total hip replacement: metal-on-metal systems. A comparison of artificial knee arthroplasties. Shoulder implant system. Elbow joint implant systems. Toe joint implant systems. Evaluation of limb lengthening techniques. Success of surgery on the anterior cervical spine: Smith-Robinson technique vs internal plates. Ventilation tubes. Ossicular replacement prostheses. Longevity of osseointegrated dental implants. Alveolar ridge maintenance implants. Summary.
Keywords
MedicalOrthopedicsPathologyProsthesisSurgeryScienceBiotechnologyLife SciencesAnatomy & PhysiologyTechnology & EngineeringMaterials Science
1996Book
Author(s)June Wilson, L. L. Hench
PublisherChapman & Hall
ISBN9780412721106
LanguageEnglish
