TY - JOUR
AU - Hummer, J.
AB - One of the round tables of the group Futura 2000 at the GECO meeting on 18 January 1999 was devoted to friction couples in total hip prostheses. The discussions were facilitated by the participation of specialists eminent in this field: Professors Sedel and Saillant and Mm Rieker (Société Sulzer), Rack (Société CeramTec), Cales (Société Norton Desmarquest) and Aaron (FHIndustries), to whom we are grateful. We report here on the essence of these discussions.The longterm periprosthetic bony changes are associated with mechanical factors and with biologic factors dominated by the reactions to débris liberated by the prosthesis. Although metal and cement débris contribute to osteolysis, the main factor in bony degradation is the inflammatory reaction to particles of polyethylene [3,4].
TI - Friction couples and total hip prostheses
JO - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
DO - 10.1007/BF00573330
DA - 2004-10-18
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/friction-couples-and-total-hip-prostheses-lp52F9jEmT
SP - 237
EP - 240
VL - 9
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -