Keramos

• overview
• features and benefits
• wear resistance
• references

hip products

press fit stems

• CLP Hip Stem
• Foundation Total Hip System
• Revelation Hip System
• Keystone Revision Hip System
• Linear Total Hip System
• R120PC Modular Stem
• ALFA II Modular Stem

cemented stems

• Foundation Total Hip System
• R120 Modular Stem

modular stems

• Keystone Revision Hip System
• ALFA II Modular Stem
• R120 Modular Stem

revision stems

• Keystone Revision Hip System
• ALFA II Modular Stem

acetabular systems

• Keramos Ceramic Hip
• FMP Acetabular System
• MIS Instruments
• X-alt HXL Poly

bearing options

• Keramos Ceramic hip
• Metal/Metal CoCr
• FMP Acetabular System
• X-alt HXL Poly

technology

• 3DMatrix
• X-alt HXL Poly

References

1. D’Antonio J, Capello W, Manley M, Naughton M, Sutton K. Alumina ceramic bearings for total hip arthroplasty: five-year results of a prospective randomized study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Jul;(436):164-71.

2. Yoo JJ, Kim YM, Yoon KS, Koo KH, Song WS, Kim HJ. Alumina-on-alumina total hip arthroplasty. A five-year minimum follow-up study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Mar;87(3):530-5.

3. Heros RJ, Willmann G. Ceramics in Total Hip Arthroplasty: History, Mechanical Properties, Clinical Results, and Current Manufacturing State of the Art. Semin Arthroplasty, 1998 Apr;9(2):114-122.