The keramos hip replacement implant utilizes alumina ceramic one of the hardest materials on earth to provide an extremely strong and smooth implant.
Ceramic on ceramic total hip replacement.
Many surgeons today consider them to be an improvement over traditional metal and plastic implants in which the deterioration of plastic can lead to the gradual buildup of debris.
Ceramic hip implants are among the newer types of prostheses being used for hip replacement offering greater resistance to damage and smooth movement of the joint.
A ceramic total hip implant is ideal for younger more active patients requiring total hip replacement.
An x ray of the pelvic area showing a replacement hip.
As total hip replacement becomes more common in younger and more active patients and as patient life expectancies continue to increase the orthopaedic industry has been challenged to extend the life span of total hip replacement components.
Long lasting hip replacement is the main advantage of ceramic hip replacement systems.
A ceramic cup can not incorporate the lip that is a standard part of a plastic cup liner.
This lip serves to lower the risk of dislocation.
The ceramics used in hip replacement surgery are alumina ceramic and zirconia ceramic.
Ceramic hip joint replacement surgery complications.
Ceramic systems have been in use since the 1970s and have undergone many technological advances over the decades.
Ceramic hip replacement disadvantages.
Alumina ceramic is composed of bio inert material causing no adverse tissue reactions.
Harwin has been highlighted as one of new york s best surgeons year after year and performs ceramic on ceramic hip.