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Knahr K, Portmann D, Schmuki D, Pospischill M, Howald R
Hip Int . 2017 Mar; 14(1):11-17. PMID: 28247372
Cementless threaded cups are often used in Europe on the acetabular side of a total hip arthroplasty (THA), with some products achieving excellent clinical results. Titanium and titanium alloys are...
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Karamat L, Pinggera O, Knahr K
Hip Int . 2017 Feb; 15(3):136-142. PMID: 28224597
We obtained postoperative blood concentrations of Co, Cr, Mo, Ti, Al and Nb in 75 patients undergoing primary THA at our institution between January 1998 and December 2000. All patients...
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Salzer M, Knahr K, Plenk H
Orthopedics . 2014 May; 4(11):1231-40. PMID: 24822643
Implantations of aluminum oxide prostheses were started in 1972 for two reasons: firstly, because ceramic is completely bioinert and secondly, because when paired with ceramic it exhibits excellent friction properties....
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Hannemann F, Hartmann A, Schmitt J, Lutzner J, Seidler A, Campbell P, et al.
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res . 2013 Mar; 99(3):263-71. PMID: 23507457
Introduction: There is an ongoing debate about the optimal use of metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings in total hip replacement, since there are uncertainties about local and systemic adverse effects due to...
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Pospischill M, Kranzl A, Attwenger B, Knahr K
J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2010 Feb; 92(2):328-37. PMID: 20124059
Background: Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty is purported to allow an improved and faster rehabilitation in the immediate postoperative period because of reduced soft-tissue damage compared with total hip arthroplasty...
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Knahr K, Pospischill M, Kottig P, Schneider W, Plenk Jr H
J Bone Joint Surg Br . 2007 Sep; 89(8):1036-41. PMID: 17785741
Two Durasul highly crosslinked polyethylene liners were exchanged during revision surgery four and five years after implantation, respectively. The retrieved liners were evaluated macroscopically and surface analysis was performed using...
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Bijlsma J, Knahr K
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol . 2007 Mar; 21(1):59-76. PMID: 17350544
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common forms of musculoskeletal disorders and incurs significant economic, social and psychological costs. OA increases in prevalence and also progresses with aging. Clinically...
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Pospischill M, Knahr K
J Bone Joint Surg Br . 2005 Sep; 87(9):1210-5. PMID: 16129743
We carried out a clinical and radiological review of 103 cementless primary hip arthroplasties with a tapered rectangular grit-blasted titanium press-fit femoral component and a threaded conical titanium acetabular component...
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Knahr K, Karamat L, Loho G, Pospischill M
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech . 2005 May; 72(2):116-21. PMID: 15890144
Purpose Of The Study: This paper was initiated to evaluate a new total hip system based on cementless fixation and focusing options for different articulations within a single hip system....
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Schneider W, Aigner N, Pinggera O, Knahr K
J Bone Joint Surg Br . 2004 Sep; 86(7):1016-20. PMID: 15446530
The Chevron osteotomy was described in 1976. There have, however, been only short- to mid-term follow-up reviews, often with small numbers of patients. We looked at 112 feet (73 patients)...