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Bone & Joint Research
Vol. 7, Issue 1 | Pages 6 - 11
1 Jan 2018
Wong RMY Choy MHV Li MCM Leung K K-H. Chow S Cheung W Cheng JCY

Objectives

The treatment of osteoporotic fractures is a major challenge, and the enhancement of healing is critical as a major goal in modern fracture management. Most osteoporotic fractures occur at the metaphyseal bone region but few models exist and the healing is still poorly understood. A systematic review was conducted to identify and analyse the appropriateness of current osteoporotic metaphyseal fracture animal models.

Materials and Methods

A literature search was performed on the Pubmed, Embase, and Web of Science databases, and relevant articles were selected. A total of 19 studies were included. Information on the animal, induction of osteoporosis, fracture technique, site and fixation, healing results, and utility of the model were extracted.


The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 96-B, Issue 5 | Pages 567 - 568
1 May 2014
K. Graham H Narayanan UG


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXI | Pages 28 - 28
1 May 2012
K. H D. W R. R G. B
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Introduction

The articulating surfaces of a new metal-on-metal (MoM) hip prosthesis system were modified with the ceramic Titanium-Niobium-Nitride (TiNbN) by Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). The purpose of the study was to investigate whether the elevation of the ion levels of chromium and cobalt, normally seen in the blood of patients after MoM hip arthroplasty, can be prevented by ceramic engineering of the articulating metal surfaces.

Materials and methods

the ACCIS components (manufactured by Implantcast GmbH, Buxtehude, Germany from casted hi-carbon Co-Cr-Mo alloy) are heat treated, polished and micro-surface finished. Then TiNbN ceramic is integrated into the metal surfaces by PVD.

200 ACCIS resurfacing hip prostheses were implanted in three centres: Morriston Hospital, Swansea and Neville Hall Hospital, Abergavenny in the UK and Arthro Clinic, Hamburg, Germany. Blood samples of 60 randomly selected patients were analysed before surgery and at intervals of 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after surgery. Independent trace metal measurements were performed at the Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Germany.