Histologic evaluation of the bone-ceramic interface of an alumina ceramic cup arthroplasty retrieved after 25 years in vivo

Abstract A 47-year-old man underwent ceramic cup arthroplasty when he was 22 years old. Revision total hip arthroplasty was performed 25 years later because of limited range of motion without implant loosening. Histologic examination revealed that the femoral head and ceramic implant were well fixed...

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Published inArthroplasty today Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 89 - 92
Main Authors Higuchi, Fuminori, MD, Fukunishi, Shigeo, MD, Nishio, Shoji, MD, Fukui, Tomokazu, MD, Fujihara, Yuki, MD, Okahisa, Shohei, MD, Takeda, Yu, MD, Yoshiya, Shinichi, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Case Report
Ceramic
Cup arthroplasty
Histologic study
Orthopedics
Histologic study
Ceramic
Cup arthroplasty
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Summary:Abstract A 47-year-old man underwent ceramic cup arthroplasty when he was 22 years old. Revision total hip arthroplasty was performed 25 years later because of limited range of motion without implant loosening. Histologic examination revealed that the femoral head and ceramic implant were well fixed through a thin fibrous membrane. The energy-dispersive X-ray analysis indicated that calcium and phosphorus were detected in the same peak pattern as cancellous bone in the bone-ceramic interface.
ISSN:2352-3441
2352-3441
DOI:10.1016/j.artd.2015.08.001