We compared the radiographic results of secondary total hip replacements, 99 following failed uncemented hemiarthroplasties and 21 following failed mould arthroplasties, with those of 825 primary cemented total hip replacements. The probability of occurrence of a number of radiological changes over time was calculated using survival analysis. The mean follow-up was 7.6 years (range one month to...

Ceramic composites based on alumina and zirconia have found a wide field of application in the present century orthopedic joint replacements, their use dentistry is spreading. The development this class bioceramic was started 1980s, but first clinical applications total hip replacement were introduced market only early 2000s. Since then, several composite systems replacements. These materials a...

Damage patterns on the articular surface of the proximal tibia, including cartilage degen23 eration in osteoarthritic knees and damage of polyethylene knee prostheses after total knee replacement, provide information related to knee joint biomechanics and damage 25 mechanisms at the articular surface. This study reports articular damage patterns and knee kinematics assessed in the knees of olde...

Recently, Functionally Graded Scaffolds (FGSs) have attracted a lot of attention as bone replacements due to their gradient porosities as well as a bone structure. In present study titanium functionally graded scaffolds (FGSs) were fabricated by powder metallurgy route using Mg and carbamide as space holders. The arranged layers with 20, 40 and 60 Vol.% porosities were compacted in steel die us...

Conjugative transfer and replacement of hundreds of kilobases of a bacterial chromosome can occur in vitro, but replacements in nature are either an order of magnitude smaller or involve the movement of mobile genetic elements. We discovered that two lineages of Staphylococcus aureus, including a pandemic methicillin-resistant lineage, were founded by single chromosomal replacements of at least...