Fabrication and testing of silicon nitride bearings in total hip arthroplasty: winner of the 2007 "HAP" PAUL Award.

B Sonny Bal, Ashok Khandkar, R Lakshminarayanan, Ian Clarke, Aaron A Hoffman, Mohamed N Rahaman

Journal: The Journal of arthroplasty 2009;24(1):110-6

PMID: 18534403

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Abstract

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) bearings were fabricated from silicon nitride (Si(3)N(4)) powder. Mechanical testing showed that Si(3)N(4) had improved fracture toughness and fracture strength over modern alumina (Al(2)O(3)) ceramic. When tested with Si(3)N(4) cups in a hip simulator, both cobalt-chromium (CoCr) and Si(3)N(4) femoral heads produced low wear rates that were comparable to Al(2)O(3)-Al(2)O(3) bearings in THA. This study offers experimental support for a novel metal-ceramic THA bearing couple that combines the reliability of CoCr femoral heads with the wear advantages of ceramic surfaces.

Address: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65212, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.01.300

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MeSH Terms: Aluminum Oxide, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Awards and Prizes, Biomechanical Phenomena, Chromium Alloys, Hip Prosthesis, Humans, Materials Testing, Models, Biological, Silicon Compounds