Long lasting hip replacement is the main advantage of ceramic hip replacement systems.
Ceramic on ceramic hip.
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.
The clinical use of ceramic as a bearing surface dates back to the early 1970s.
The type of ceramic used in total hip replacement today is aluminum oxide also known as alumina.
Many top joint replacement surgeons perform 300 hip surgeries a year.
A ceramic femoral head and a ceramic lining ceramic on ceramic in addition during june 2011 the fda approved a new ceramic on metal system.
Over time that s a lot of practice.
Find someone who treats a lot of younger patients or athletic patients.
You might ask your surgeon how many ceramic on ceramic resurfacings they have performed.
An x ray of the pelvic area showing a replacement hip.
I might consider consulting another surgeon just to get a different perspective.
Ceramic systems have been in use since the 1970s and have undergone many technological advances over the decades.
The ceramics used in hip replacement surgery are alumina ceramic and zirconia ceramic.