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The Cementless Fixation of Hip Endoprostheses pp 81–94Cite as

The Use of Carbon as an Implant Material

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Carbon was introduced as a biomaterial more than 10 years ago. A pioneer in this area was Bokros [1], who developed artificial heart valves that have been implanted in many thousands of cardiac patients [2]. They are produced by depositing silicon-alloyed carbon on a prefabricated graphite substrate. Similar carbon products are currently being tested for use as percutaneous implants and dental anchors. Both pyrocarbons and glassy carbon are being proposed and tested for the latter application [3, 4]. Carbon fibers are being woven into tissue form and used as replacements for ligaments, tendons and portions of the abdominal wall [5–7], and carbon fiber-reinforced composites are being tested as internal bone plates in experimental animals [8–10].

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  1. Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Felix-Platter-Spital, Burgfelderstr. 101, 4001, Basel, Switzerland

    Erwin Morscher (Vorsteher der Orthopädischen Universitätsklinik) (Vorsteher der Orthopädischen Universitätsklinik)

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Hüttner, W., Hüttinger, K.J. (1984). The Use of Carbon as an Implant Material. In: Morscher, E. (eds) The Cementless Fixation of Hip Endoprostheses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69006-8_13

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