Ceramic on ceramic coc articulations were developed as an alternative bearing to conventional metal on polyethylene mop bearings in order to decrease bearing surface wear and hopefully increase.
Ceramic stripe wear.
The average wear volume was 0 4 mm3 year in the femoral heads.
I think of it as a basic classic pattern.
Factors causing stripe wear including obesity and cup malpositioning also involve increased risk of ceramic liner fracture and merit heightened concern.
The museum has a ceramic strip demonstration kit and a 1959 brochure.
Stripe wear has been reported in many ceramic on ceramic hip replacement retrievals and microseparation separation of the femoral head from the acetabular cup has been proposed as one suggested.
Alumina ceramic on ceramic bearings have very low wear rates in standard hip simulators.
Ceramic strips were also offered as components for sale.
And it s easy to wear if you want to make an outfit a little more fun.
Will you wear horizontal stripes in the future.
Since no cup coating was found in these early generations of ceramic bearings component migration was common.
We analyzed 16 retrieved bearings.
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Retrieved heads from ceramic on ceramic bearing couples sometimes have a long narrow area of damage which has been called stripe wear.
Designed for extreme wear resistance this kevlar filled nylon 6 6 material lasts up to 20 times longer than unfilled nylon.
I love a retro striped tee.
However retrieved bearings demonstrate edge loading wear.
Ceramic strips continued to be used on some 7000 series instruments until the mid 1970s and plug ins until the early 1990s.
Stripe wear has been reported for first and second generation ceramic bearing and initially was associated with steep cup angles revision surgery and young patients 54.