Advances in Artificial Hip and Knee Joint Technology

1 Principles and Techniques of Hip and Knee Joint Replacement.- State of the Art of Hip and Knee Joint Replacement.- Biomechanics of the Hip and Knee Joint.- Loading on Normal Hip and Knee Joints and on Joint Replacements.- Present Indication for Hip Joint Replacement and Implantation Techniques.- Hip Joint Replacement in Trauma Therapy.- Design Criteria, Present Indication and Implantation Techniques for Artificial Knee Joints.- 2 Complications and Their Management.- Peroperative Complications of the Total Endoprosthesis.- Some Disadvantages of Cemented Intramedullary Stem Fixation and Their Remedies.- The Stress in Total Hip Prosthesis Femoral Stems: a Comparative Experimental Study.- Morphological and Analytical Studies of the Tissues Adjacent to Joint Prostheses: Investigations into the Causes of Loosening of Prostheses.- Complications After Joint Replacement - Longterm Follow-Up, Clinical Findings, and Biomechanical Research.- The Trunnion Bearing Total Hip Prosthesis.- Clinical Requirements of Artificial Joints.- Issues of Law in Connection with Artificial Joint Replacement.- 3 Criteria and Selection of Materials for Implants in Orthopedic Surgery.- The Suitability of Metals for Surgical Implants.- Corrosion of Highly Stressed Orthopedic Joint Replacements.- Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials for Longterm Use in Highly Stressed Locomotor Systems.- The Use of Polymers in High Load Bearing Joints in the Locomotor System.- Ceramics as a New Approach to the Improvement of Artificial Joints.- The Polymerization of Self-Curing Acrylic Cements and Problems Due to the Cement Anchorage of Joint Prosthesis.- Problems Associated with the Cement Anchorage of Artificial Joints.- Mechanical Properties of the Cement/Bone Bond.- 4 Trends in Hip and Knee ProsthesesDevelopment.- Design Criteria of Total Hip Replacements Fixed with Bone Cement.- Problematics of Current Hinge-Type Artificial Knee Joints.- Anchoring Hip Endoprosthesis Without Bone Cement.- Iso-Elastic Endoprosthesis - A New Concept in Artificial Joint Replacement.- Tissue Ingrowth and Mechanical Locking for Anchorage of Prostheses in Locomotor System.- Experimental Investigations of Dense Alumina Ceramic for Hip and Knee Joint Replacements.- Ceramic Hip Joint Replacement - Experimental Results and Early Clinical Experience.- Improved UHMW Polyethylene Low Friction Hip Endoprosthesis Using Al2O3 Ceramic Instead of Metal for the Articulating Ball.- Experience with Bioceramic Endoprostheses of the Hip Joint.- Trends in the Development of Permanent Ceramic Implants.- Requirements of Operational Tests and Test Results in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.- Summary of the Bioengineering Aspects of Artificial Joint Replacement.