Ceramic Total Knee Components

Types of knee replacement.

Ceramic total knee components.

Consequently knee replacements must be able to offer longer implant lifetime. Knee 2012 19 144 147 kosukegawa i nagoya s kaya m et al. The femoral and. Hypersensitivity introduction total knee replacement tkr is an effective treatment for degenerative knee joints 1 5 improvements in.

In total knee replacement damaged bone and cartilage are removed and replaced with metal components that recreate the surface of the joint. In the us the approximate cost for a total knee replacement can amount to 49 500 while in the uk the cost can be around 24 000. Tkr systems was comparable. In the majority of total knee replacements the surgeon places components of the implant also called a prosthesis on the joint surfaces of three bones that make up the knee joint.

Furthermore the incidence of knee replacement in young and active patients is also increasing. The swedish knee arthroplasty register evaluated in a 10 year period 2002 to 2012 3 102 revisions after primary tka using metallic femoral components. Implant components implants are made of metal alloys ceramic material or strong plastic parts. Revision total hip arthroplasty due to pain from hypersensitivity to cobalt chromium in total hip arthroplasty.

The femur the long bone in the thigh the tibia the larger of the two bones in the lower leg and a patellar kneecap component which. Bergschmidt p bader r mittelmeier w. However ceramic joint prostheses can make a squeaking noise when you walk. The femoral and tibial components are both made of ceramic.

Thereby there was a case of revision of a total knee replacement with a metal femoral component using a ceramic implant because of metal hypersensitivity. 17 the patient suffered persistent pain and a reduction in the range of motion as well as swelling and patella immobility after tka with a metallic femoral component. A total knee replacement implant consists of the femoral component and the tibial component made of metal and the spacer which is made of polyethylene. However there is no clear clinical evidence that ceramic femoral components leading to less polyethylene wear would increase survivorship of total knee replacement so far.

Metal hypersensitivity in total knee arthroplasty. Current research is focusing on new materials and ceramic can play an important role in increasing the lifetime of the components. What is the cost of titanium knee replacement. The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel metal free ceramic total knee replacement system.

Ceramic femoral components performed comparably to traditional metallic designs. Ceramic parts are the least likely to react with the body.