Open AccessUHMWPE Wear Debris and Tissue Reactions Are Reduced for Contemporary Designs of Lumbar Total Disc Replacements
Author(s) -
Sai Y. Veruva,
Todd H. Lanman,
Jorge Isaza,
Daniel W. MacDonald,
Steven M. Kurtz,
Marla J. Steinbeck
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-4029-4
Subject(s) - periprosthetic , medicine , polyethylene , debris , bearing (navigation) , lumbar , total hip arthroplasty , total hip replacement , biomedical engineering , composite material , surgery , nuclear medicine , arthroplasty , materials science , geology , oceanography , cartography , geography
Lumbar total disc replacement (L-TDR) is a procedure used to relieve back pain and maintain mobility. Contemporary metal-on-polyethylene (MoP) L-TDRs were developed to address wear performance concerns about historical designs, but wear debris generation and periprosthetic tissue reactions for these newer implants have not been determined.