Metal-on-Metal Bearings A Clinical Practicum /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jones, Lynne C. (Editor), Haggard, Warren O. (Editor), Greenwald, A. Seth (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Molecular biology.; Orthopedics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Metallic Materials.; Molecular Medicine.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.

This book addresses the background and significance of the factors potentially influencing the clinical and biological outcomes of metal-on-metal hip implants. Metal-on-metal bearings were introduced and evaluated as an alternative to other bearing couples, particularly metal-on-polyethylene, due to...