Bioceramics in Joint Arthroplasty

List of contents.- Session 1 Basics of Ceramic Components in Hip Arthroplasty.- 1.1 Tribological and Material Properties for all-Alumina THR -Convergence with Clinical Retrieval Data.- 1.2 Wear Behaviour of New Generation Ceramics.- 1.3 Hip Simulator Testing.- 1.4 The Influence of the Wear Bearing Coupling on Range of Motion and Stability against Dislocation of Total Hip Replacement.- 1.5 The Influence of Artificial Ageing on the Stability of Ceramic Inserts in Sandwich Acetabular Cups.- 1.6 Role of Ceramic Components in the Era of Crosslinked Polyethylene for THR.- Session 2 Adverse Reactions in Total Joint Replacement: Infections, Allergic Reactions and others.- 2.1 Hypersensitivity to Wear Products in Metal-on-metal Articulation.- 2.2 Histological and Electron Microscopic Identification and Analysis of Corrosion Products in Periprosthetic Tissue after Total Hip Replacement.- 2.3 Analysis of Serum Cobalt levels and kinetics in 282 Patients with a Metal-Metal Friction Hip Prosthesis.- 2.4 Tissue Reactions to Ceramic Wear Debris: Clinical Cases vs. Animal Model.- 2.5 Immuno-Allergological Aspects of Adverse Reactions in Total Joint Replacement.- 2.6 Allergic and Systemic Effects of Particles.- 2.7 Loosening of Endoprosthesis caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis.- 2.8 Evidence-Based Infection Control Measures in THR.- Session 3 Future Ceramic Materials in Joint Arthroplasty.- 3.1 Enhancement of in vitro Bioactivity resulting from the Hydroxylation of Oxide Ceramic Surfaces.- 3.2 Osseointegration of Ceramic Implants: Past Present and Future.- 3.3 Next Generation Ceramic Bearings.- 3.4 Hip-Spine Relations: Consequences for Acetabular Implantation New solutions with Delta Alumina Tripolar Implants.- 3.5 Are Ceramics in Total Knee Replacement only a Vision to be seen throughthe pink glasses of Visionaries? - Collaborative Development of Ceramic Knee Components.- 3.6 Ceramic Femoral Components in Total Knee Replacement.- Session 4 Computer Assisted Knee Surgery: