Performance of Metals and Ceramics in Total Hip Arthroplasty

by Alessandro Alan Porporati, Alfredo Aguilar Elguezabal, Armando Reyes Rojas

This book offers expert guidance on materials for total hip arthroplasty (THA), providing readers with quick access to well-organized summaries on biomaterials such as metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. It also includes in-depth coverage of biocompatibility and implant problems such as necrosis, ulceration, high toxicity with metals, and allergic reactions. Coverage also emphasizes the mechanical properties of the materials used for prostheses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031254198
• ISBN13: 9783031254192
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 9.4"