Abstract Around 1,000 peer-reviewed papers were selected from 3,450 articles published
during 2020–2021, and reviewed as the representative advances in tribology research …

Porous fusion cage is considered as a satisfactory substitute for solid fusion cage in
transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery due to its interconnectivity for bone …

Objective The aim of this retrospective study was to assess bone resorption due to stress
shielding in total knee replacement (TKR), comparing titanium bases (TiB) versus all …

Abstract Background Dense titanium (Ti) fusion cages have been commonly used in
transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. However, the stiffness mismatch between cages and …

Interbody fusion cages are frequently used clinically for the treatment of infectious and
degenerative diseases of the spine, however, further clinical applications are often plagued …

Background Manually bent, standard-of-care, Ti–6Al–4V, mandibular graft fixation devices
are associated with a significant post-operative failure rate. These failures require the patient …

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common orthopaedic
procedures and the number of patients which undergo TKA will continue to rise in the …

Two factors motivating the achievement of safe and effective Point-of-Care Manufacturing
(POCM) are (1) to provide personalized medical devices to patients with short treatment …

Purpose Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment which is increasing in
use for both elderly and younger patients. With the overall increasing life span of the general …

This chapter focuses on the coating materials used for artificial knee joint components. The
section on artificial knee designs describes shortly the different generations used for knee …