UHMWPE Wear Debris and Tissue Reactions Are Reduced for Contemporary Designs of Lumbar Total Disc Replacements | Zendy

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UHMWPE 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 - 2014

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) - medicine , debris , lumbar , surgery , biomedical engineering , oceanography , geology

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.

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