| What … for? (Indications) Skeleton implants serve for the replacement of bone structures or joints, e. g. hip endoprosthesis, osteoarthritis (pain), fractures and more special diseases. (for bone fixation see: hard tissue-bone) |
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| Numbers Knee 49%, Hip 42% (global, 2012) 310.800 hip endoprostheses, U.S.A. (2010) 400.000 joint implants (220.000 hip, 150.000 knee, Germany 2014) |
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| Times Dependend on technique mobilization is possible after 1 -7 days. Rehabilitation happens after 6-12 weeks dependend on many individual factors. |
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| Risks (Contraindications) | short term: | Inflammation, thrombosis, hematoma, injury of nerves or vessels, hemorrhagia, metal hypersensitivity, metal toxicity, leg length inequality. | |||
| long term: | Loosening, dislocation, osteolysis, inflammation, chronic pain, death (<1%). | ||||
| Failures | 5% after 1st surgery | ||||
| Materials available | Titanium (TiAl6V4 a.o.), CoCrMo-alloys, Polyethylen (Teflon), PMMA | ||||
| Statistics | 95% more than 10 years | ||||
| Literature | – Basic | Patient Information (manufacturer/Zimmer) (english) Endoprothetik – Zwischen Anspruch und Realität (german) |
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| – Problems | Hip-Replacement-Recalls (Drugwatch) Selbsthilfegruppe für schadhafte Hüftprothesen (german) Der Spiegel: Rückruf von Hüftgelenksprothesen (german) |
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| – Science/Future | 3D-printed spine | ||||
| Register (links)
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Canadian Joint Replacement Registry (Canada) Czech National Register of Joint Replacement (NRKN, Czech Republic) Deutschland Endoprothesenregister (german) Romanian Arthroplasty Register (Romania) Slovak Arthroplasty Register (Slovakia) Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register (swedish) UK National Joint Registry (UK) Gelenkersatz: Anwendungsstandards und Register verbessern Qualität (german) Register und Netzwerke: Zusammenarbeit ist wichtig für den Erfolg (german) |
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