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Artificial ceramic Cup Insert Liner, for ceramic-on-ceramic joint replacements, by Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics, England, United Kingdom, 2006
New ceramic-on-ceramic joint replacements are used for younger, more active patients. These implants have ceramic surfaces that have been developed to minimise the amount of wear in total hip replacements. Jack Nicklaus, the famous golfer, has a ceramic-on-ceramic joint replacement.
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- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2008-12/2
- Materials:
- ceramic (unspecified) and polyethylene (polythene)
- type:
- replacement
- taxonomy:
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- processes and techniques
- disciplines
- disciplines
- science
- health sciences
- credit:
- Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics
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