alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoScientists find hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revisionwww.commonwealthunion.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkScientists find hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revisionwww.commonwealthunion.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squareSacralPlexus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours ago A University of Bristol-led study has found that hip implants made with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head paired with a highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup show the lowest risk of revision within 15 years after surgery.