Table of Contents

Part I Introduction
1 Tribology of Hip Prostheses, Wear Performance and Reliability,
Effect of Materials and Head Size ..................................................................... 3
John Fisher
2 How to Treat Failures Related to Articulation ................................................. 9
Luigi Zagra, Luca Bianchi, and Roberto Giacometti Ceroni
Part II Polyethylene Articulations
3 Oxidation Prevention with Vitamin E in a HXLPE Isoelastic
Monoblock Pressfi t Cup: Preliminary Results ................................................. 21
Martin Beck, Daniel Delfosse, Reto Lerf, Roland Becker, Gary French,
Lutz Hollmann, Karl Knahr, Helmy Naeder, Eric Meijer,
Philipp Rehbein, Joseph Baines, Vincent Steenmeijer, and Arthur de Gast
4 In Vitro Wear Testing of Conventional Versus Sequentially
Cross-Linked Polyethylene Liners in Combination with
Different Sizes of Ceramic Femoral Heads ....................................................... 33
Carmen Zietz, Andreas Fritsche, Lars Middelborg, Wolfram Mittelmeier,
and Rainer Bader
5 Characterisation of Vitamin E–Blended UHMWPE for Higher
In Vivo Performance in Orthopaedic Arthroplasty ......................................... 41
Luigi Costa, Marco Regis, Pierangiola Bracco, Luca Giorgini,
and Simonetta Fusi
6 Long-Term Reduction of Wear and Osteolysis with Cross-Linked PE?
13-Year Follow-up of a Prospectively Randomized Comparison with
Conventional PE .................................................................................................. 59
Bernd Grimm, Alphons Tonino, and Ide Christiaan Heyligers
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Part III Metal Articulations
7 Metal-on-Metal Bearings in Hip Surgery: The London Implant
Retrieval Centre Experience ............................................................................ 73
John Skinner, Alister Hart, and Ashley Matthies
8 Total Hip Arthroplasty with a Large-Diameter Metal-on-Metal
Cup (Durom) and a Standard Stem: Short-Term Results ............................ 91
Panayiotis Christofi lopoulos, Anne Lübbeke, Charles Berton,
Alexandre Lädermann, Martin Berli, Constantinos Roussos,
Alexis Bonvin, Robin Peter, and Pierre Hoffmeyer
9 Polyethylene Wear in Metal-Backed Cups:
A Retrospective Analysis of 200 Uncemented Prostheses ................................ 99
WWalter van der Weegen, Shennah Austen, Thea Sijbesma, and Henk J. Hoekstra
10 Immunological Adverse Reaction Associated with Low Carbide
Content Metal-on-Metal Bearings in a Contemporary Cementless
Total Hip Arthroplasty ..................................................................................... 113
Panagiotis Korovessis, Thomas Repantis, Panagiotis Aroukatos,
and Maria Repanti
Part IV Ceramic Articulations
11 Fracture and Squeaking in Ceramic-on-Ceramic Bearings:
Is It Really a Concern? ..................................................................................... 127
Alexandra Pokorny and Karl Knahr
12 Long-Term Stability of Ceramic Composite in Total Hip Arthroplasty ...... 145
Bernard Masson and Meinhard Kuntz
13 Ceramic-on-Ceramic Bearings in Hip Arthroplasty:
A Clinical Review .............................................................................................. 155
James M. Buchanan
Part V Miscellaneous
14 Study of a Titanium Dual-Mobility Socket with a Mean Follow-up
of 18 Years.......................................................................................................... 161
Remy Philippot, B. Boyer, and F. Farizon
15 ECiMa™ for Low Wear, Optimal Mechanical Properties and Oxidation
Resistance of Hip Bearings............................................................................... 169
Alison Traynor, David Simpson, and Simon Collins
Index ........................................................................................................................... 183