Ceramic Stryker Hip Replacement

Ceramic hip implants can squeak.

Ceramic stryker hip replacement.

We offer market leading hip replacement implants for total hip arthroplasty including our primary and revision portfolios designed to offer you a wide variety of implants instrumentation and muscle sparing surgical approach options. Trident ceramic hip replacement systems manufactured by stryker corporation have been associated with a number of reports involving loosening of the parts and squeaking in the hip joint. Many surgeons today consider them to be an improvement over traditional metal and plastic implants in which the deterioration of plastic can lead to the gradual buildup of debris. Any hip replacement device with either a metal socket or ball will result in metal wear particles in your bloodstream.

Ceramic is one of the best materials that can be used in a hip replacement but when paired with a metal socket it quickly falls to the back of the pack. This article discusses the squeaking problems caused by stryker hip implants that were recalled in 2008. Over the years the company expanded and now markets 57 000 products worldwide. Replacement hip parts were traditionally made from metal or plastic.

Its net sales reached 9 9 billion in 2015 and 13 percent of those sales came from hip replacement products according to the company s annual report. Began as the orthopedic frame company in the 1940s. Ceramic hip implants are among the newer types of prostheses being used for hip replacement offering greater resistance to damage and smooth movement of the joint. The clinical use of ceramic as a bearing surface dates back to the early 1970s.

Find out more about ceramic on ceramic hip replacements by dr. The stryker ceramic on ceramic hip labeling system features ceramic on ceramic bearing couples and consists of an aluminum ceramic insert aluminum ceramic femoral head metal acetabular socket and a metal femoral stem. Our joint replacement solutions offer you the combination of market leading implants for the hip knee ankle and shoulder along with mako robotic arm assisted technology and performance solutions consultative services for the orthopaedic service line. The type of ceramic used in total hip replacement today is aluminum oxide also known as alumina.