Orthopaedics | Materials | Metal alloys | Which Medical Device
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Oxinium is the trade name for a bearing material manufactured by Smith and Nephew and available in the Journey and Genesis II knees, and Smith and Nephew hip prostheses. When combined with XLPE (Smith and Nephew's cross linked polyethylene) it is known as VERILAST technology. The material...
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Tritanium (R) from Stryker is a reticulated porous titanium coating for titanium alloy components. Frenkel et al report a porosity of 65-70% compared with titanium (30-35%) and cobalt chrome beads (35-40%), and excellent bone ingrowth in animal studies. Tritanium was also a fictional...
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