Open AccessIn vitro comparison of wear characteristics of PyroCarbon and metal on bone: Shoulder hemiarthroplasty
Author(s) -
J. J. Klawitter,
Jason Patton,
Robert B. More,
Noel Peter,
Evgeny Podnos,
Mark Ross
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
shoulder and elbow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1758-5740
pISSN - 1758-5732
DOI - 10.1177/1758573218796837
Subject(s) - medicine , chromium , cobalt , penetration (warfare) , materials science , biomedical engineering , metallurgy , operations research , engineering
There are concerns regarding glenoid erosion with metal shoulder hemiarthroplasty. PyroCarbon may offer an alternative because of favorable wear characteristics and preservation of the glenoid. The purpose of this study was to assess in vitro bone wear characteristics of PyroCarbon relative to cobalt chromium alloy hemiarthroplasty in a shoulder wear simulator.