NEWS on skeletal system implants (ORTHOPAEDICS)

Metal-Specific Biomaterial Accumulation in Human Peri-Implant Bone and Bone Marrow

Metallic implants are frequently used in medicine to support and replace degenerated tissues. Implant loosening due to particle exposure remains a major cause for revision arthroplasty. The exact role of metal debris in sterile peri-implant inflammation is controversial, as it remains unclear whether and how metals chemically alter and potentially...

Leg length discrepancy—treatment indications and strategies

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Beinlängendifferenz – Therapieindikationen und -strategien

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Self-healing capacity of fiber-reinforced calcium phosphate cements

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Defective hip prosthesis: manufacturer must pay damages for pain and suffering

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Total alloplastic TMJ replacement (guideline, excerpt, german)

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Endoprosthetics: Active role of the patient required

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Intelligent implants to monitor and control bone healing

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Annual report 2019 of the Endoprostheses Register Germany (EPRD)

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