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Biomaterials for Total Joint Replacements [PDF]

, 2004
The role of the chemical-physical characteristics of the prosthetic biomaterials in the biomechanics of a total joint replacement is presented. The following main biomaterials are discussed: (1) the ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE): standard, cross linked, stabilized with vitamin E; (2) the polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA): standard ...
BRACH DEL PREVER, Elena Maria, Luigi Costa, Corrado Piconi, BARICCO, Marcello, MASSE', Alessandro   +4 more
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Appropriateness of total hip joint replacement [PDF]

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2005
To evaluate the appropriateness of the use of total hip joint replacements.Observational study of consecutive patients with a diagnosis of hip osteoarthritis and who had undergone total hip arthroplasty over a 1-year period from seven hospitals.The appropriateness of the use of hip replacement was judged by explicit criteria developed by a panel of ...
Jose M, Quintana, Antonio, Escobar, Jesus, Azkarate, J Ignacio, Goenaga, Amaia, Bilbao   +4 more
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Assessing the value of a total joint replacement [PDF]

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2012
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) continues to be one of the most successful surgical interventions in medicine. Demand is growing rapidly, placing an increasingly heavy cost burden on national health systems. Despite the popularity of these surgeries, high-quality cost-effectiveness studies evaluating TJA are few in number.
David B, Bumpass, Ryan M, Nunley
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MOBILE and the provision of total joint replacement [PDF]

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 2008
Modern joint replacements have been available for 45 years, but we still do not have clear indications for these interventions, and we do not know how to optimize the outcome for patients who agree to have them done. The MOBILE programme has been investigating these issues in relation to primary total hip and knee joint replacements, using mixed ...
Dieppe, Paul, Dixon, Diane, Horwood, Jeremy, Pollard, Beth, Johnston, Marie   +4 more
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Effect of Axial and Coronal Malalignment on Polyethylene Stresses in Lumbosacral Total Joint Replacement: A Finite Element Study. [PDF]

Bioengineering (Basel)
Rundell SA, Kurtz SM, Spece H, Hodges SD, Yarbrough RV.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Total joint replacement of the lumbar spine: surgical technique and procedural details. [PDF]

J Spine Surg
Sielatycki JA, Jorgensen AY, Khachatryan A, Geddes BJ, Humphreys SC, James M, Block JE, Hodges SD.   +7 more
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Interventional, multicentre investigation of a novel lumbar total joint replacement: propensity matched study design and protocol. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Yarbrough RV, Spece H, Kurtz SM, Breno AJ, Maislin D.   +4 more
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Elective Total Joint Replacement in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Modern Case Series and Systematic Review. [PDF]

HSS J
Kolady R, Singh N, Lander HL, Ricciardi BF.   +3 more
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Surgical therapy of conservatively exhausted rhizarthrosis - total joint replacement or resection arthroplasty? A systematic review. [PDF]

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
Boever J, Unglaub F, Spies CK, Cavalcanti Kußmaul A, Wulf J, Böcker W, Ayache A.   +6 more
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Role of Temporomandibular Total Joint Replacement in Correction of Facial Deformities. [PDF]

J Maxillofac Oral Surg, 2023
Patel N, Mel A, Patel P, Gupta S.
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