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Fermoral head used in hip replacements.
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Femoral head used in hip replacements (left, 2008-8).
Ceramic-on-ceramic joint replacement. New ceramic-on-ceramic
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Femoral head used in hip replacements.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
OXINIUM femoral head used in hip replacements
Oxidised zirconium is a metal alloy with a surface that has been transformed into a ceramic. Good resistence to frictional wear and biocompatibility are ideal properties for the head of the thigh bone (femur).
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- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2008-8
- type:
- femoral head
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- prosthesis
- surgical implant
- credit:
- Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics
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