Abstract
By the late 1960s, the Charnley hip implant system with a metallic femoral stem and an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) acetabular component was the primary design for successful total hip arthroplasty (THA). Many of today’s concerns regarding the Charnley system were recognized as early as 1970. Polyethylene wear and its consequences, failure of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement, and long term implant durability for younger patients are all issues that still affect hip implant research and development. These problems led many investigators to search for improved bearing surfaces and means of cementless fixation.
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Miller, J.A., Talton, J.D., Bhatia, S. (1996). Alumina-Alumina and Alumina-Polyethylene Total Hip Prostheses. In: Hench, L.L., Wilson, J. (eds) Clinical Performance of Skeletal Prostheses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0541-5_4
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