Histologic evaluation of the bone-ceramic interface of an alumina ceramic cup arthroplasty retrieved after 25 years in vivo

Autor: Fuminori Higuchi, MD, Shigeo Fukunishi, MD, Shoji Nishio, MD, Tomokazu Fukui, MD, Yuki Fujihara, MD, Shohei Okahisa, MD, Yu Takeda, MD, Shinichi Yoshiya, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Arthroplasty Today, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 89-92 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-3441
DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2015.08.001
Popis: A 47-year-old man underwent ceramic cup arthroplasty when he was 22 years old. Revision total hip arthroplasty was performed 25 years later because of limited range of motion without implant loosening. Histologic examination revealed that the femoral head and ceramic implant were well fixed through a thin fibrous membrane. The energy-dispersive X-ray analysis indicated that calcium and phosphorus were detected in the same peak pattern as cancellous bone in the bone-ceramic interface.
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