Clinical Performance of Skeletal Prostheses
Author:   L. L. Hench ,  June Wilson
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
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9780412721106


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   December 1995
Format:   Hardback
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Clinical Performance of Skeletal Prostheses


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This volume presents a complete statistical analysis of data from the clinical trials of the wide variety of types of prostheses used in skeletal repair. The contributions are written by professionals in medicine, dentistry and engineering and cover all the information regarding the lifetime survivablility of each type of implant. The biomolecular and biomechanical factors responsible for the relative clinical success are described in the 16 chapters. This text should be useful reading for orthopaedic surgeons, dental implantologists and ENT surgeons, as well as senior graduate and postgraduate biomaterial, medical and dental students.

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Author:   L. L. Hench ,  June Wilson
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780412721106


ISBN 10:   0412721104
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Low-friction total hip arthroplasties. Evaluation of the success of non-cemented porous and HA coated metal-UHMWPE total hip. Alumina-alumina and alimina-polythylene. Total hip replacement: metal-on-metal systems. A comparison artificial knee arthroplasties. Shoulder implant system. Elbow joint implant systems. Toe joint implant systems. Evaluation of limb lengthening techniques. Success of surgery on the anterior cervical spine: Smith-Robinson technique vs internal plates. Ventilation tubes. Ossicular replacement prostheses. Longevity of osseointegrated dental implants. Alveolar ridge maintenance implants.

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This is essential core material for any research-orientated department of orthopaedics and presents a scientific foundation for studies on the future of prosthetic replacement - The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery


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