Abstract
Metal sensitivity can be considered an emerging issue in TKA (Hallab, 2001). Wear of the polyethylene liner has been addressed with better design of the components, improvement of the material itself and improved surgical techniques (Gioe, 2004; Fehring, 2004, Tsukamoto, 2006). However, for the increasing number of young active people candidate for a variety of reasons to surgery, the issue of wear still remain of paramount importance.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Ranawat CS, Shine JJ. Duo-condylar total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1973 Jul-Aug;(94):185–195.
Ewald FC. The Knee Society total knee arthroplasty roentgenographic evaluation and scoring system. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989 Nov;(248):9–12.
Hallab N, Merritt K, Jacobs JJ. Metal sensitivity in patients with orthopaedic implants. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001 Mar;83-A(3):428–436.
Hallab NJ, Anderson S, Stafford T, Glant T, Jacobs JJ. Lymphocyte responses in patients with total hip arthroplasty. J Orthop Res. 2005 Mar;23(2):384–391.
Gawkrodger DJ. Metal sensitivities and orthopaedic implants revisited: the potential for metal allergy with the new metal-on-metal joint prostheses. Br J Dermatol. 2003 Jun; 148(6): 1089–1093.
Sedel L. Thirty Years Experience with all Ceramic Bearings. Proceedings 5th International Biolox Symposium 2000, Thieme Verlag.
Visuri T, Pukkala E, Paavolainen P, Pulkkinen P, Riska EB.Cancer risk after metal on metal and polyethylene on metal total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1996 Aug;(329 Suppl):S280–289.
Witzleb WC, Ziegler J, Krummenauer F, Neumeister V, Guenther KP. Exposure to chromium, cobalt and molybdenum from metal-on-metal total hip replacement and hip resurfacing arthroplasty. Acta Orthop. 2006 Oct;77(5):697–705.
Ezzet KA, Hermida JC, Colwell CW Jr, D’Lima DD. Oxidized zirconium femoral components reduce polyethylene wear in a knee wear simulator. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2004;428:120–124.
Gioe TJ, Killeen KK, Grimm K, et al. Why are total knee replacements revised? Analysis of early revision in a community knee implant registry. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2004; 428:100–106.
Fehring TK, Murphy JA, Hayes TD, et al. Factors Influencing wear and osteolysis in press-fit condylar modular total knee replacements. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2004; 428:40–50.
White SE, Whiteside LA, McCarthy DS, Anthony M, Poggie RA Simulated knee wear with cobalt chromium and oxidized zirconium knee femoral components Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1994 Dec; (309): 176–184.
Oonishi H, Kim SC, Kyomoto M, Masuda S, Asano T, Clarke IC. Change in UHMWPE properties of retrieved ceramic total knee prosthesis in clinical use for 23 years. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2005 Aug;74(2):754–759.
Tsukamoto R, Chen S, Asano T, Ogino M, Shoji H, Nakamura T, Clarke IC. Improved wear performance with crosslinked UHMWPE and zirconia implants in knee simulation. Acta Orthop. 2006 Jun;77(3):505–511.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Steinkopff Verlag
About this paper
Cite this paper
Benazzo, F. et al. (2007). Reasons using a Ceramic Femoral Component and First Clinical Experience. In: Chang, JD., Billau, K. (eds) Bioceramics and Alternative Bearings in Joint Arthroplasty. Ceramics in Orthopaedics. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1783-7_19
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1783-7_19
Publisher Name: Steinkopff
Print ISBN: 978-3-7985-1782-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-7985-1783-7
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)