Cementless Hydroxyapatite Coated Hip Prostheses

More than twenty years ago, hydroxyapatite (HA), calcium phosphate ceramics, was introduced as a coating for cementless hip prostheses. The choice of this ceramic is due to its composition being similar to organic apatite bone crystals. This ceramic is biocompatible, bioactive, and osteoconductive....

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Main Authors: Antonio Herrera, Jesús Mateo, Jorge Gil-Albarova, Antonio Lobo-Escolar, Elena Ibarz, Sergio Gabarre, Yolanda Más, Luis Gracia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/386461