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Severe wear and fracture of zirconia heads against alumina inserts in hip simulator studies with microseparation.

The wear of zirconia femoral heads against alumina acetabular inserts with swing-phase microseparation was investigated in a hip joint simulator. Under mild microseparation conditions, the wear was very low, with an average wear rate of 0.05 mm(3)/million cycles reported over 5 million cycles of testing. However, under severe microseparation conditions representative of greater joint laxity, the wear rate of zirconia against alumina increased by 2 orders of magnitude, producing severe wear and, in one case, femoral head fracture. The adverse results of this study indicate that the combination of a zirconia femoral head articulating against an alumina acetabular insert is not recommended for clinical use. The results further raise concerns over the suitability of conventional simulators in evaluating the wear of ceramic hip prostheses.[1]

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  1. Severe wear and fracture of zirconia heads against alumina inserts in hip simulator studies with microseparation. Stewart, T.D., Tipper, J.L., Insley, G., Streicher, R.M., Ingham, E., Fisher, J. The Journal of arthroplasty. (2003) [Pubmed]
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