Successful total hip arthroplasty with the Metha short-stem prosthesis (B. Braun Aesculap; Tuttlingen, Germany) depends on the correct indication and an accurate preoperative measurement of the ...

More than 6,000 PEEK-based cement-less hip prosthetics developed by Swiss company Kyon have been implanted successfully in dogs and cats without requiring any revision surgery to date. A ...

Between 5 and 30 percent of those who receive a new hip prosthesis will require a re-operation during their lifetime. New research shows that a high-resolution X-ray method can predict which patients ...

Prosthetic joints are usually fabricated from medical-grade metals, such as titanium and ceramics. However, despite major advances in replacement hip bones made from such materials, there always ...

Modern hip replacements are nearly twice as likely as older hip replacements to last at least 25 years, suggests a study ...

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