New Insights into Osteointegration and Delamination from a Multidisciplinary Investigation of a Failed Hydroxyapatite-Coated Hip Joint Replacement

Hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings have become very popular in uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA). Analysis of retrievals and tissue samples from an HA-coated femoral stem, which failed within 14 months after THA, provides exceptional insights into the failure mechanism, as well as the process of ost...

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Main Authors: Florian Schönweger, Christoph M. Sprecher, Stefan Milz, Corina Dommann-Scherrer, Christoph Meier, Alex Dommann, Antonia Neels, Peter Wahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
XRD
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/21/4713