Particulate debris from medical implants : mechanisms of formation and biological consequences /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	ASTM Committee F-4 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, Symposium on Biocompatibility of Particulate Implant Materials
Other Authors:	St. John, Kenneth R.
Format:	Conference Proceeding Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, PA : ASTM, 1992.
Series:	ASTM special technical publication ; 1144.
Subjects:	Biocompatible Materials > adverse effects > Congresses. Foreign-Body Reaction > Congresses. Prostheses and Implants > Congresses. Prostheses and Implants > adverse effects > Congresses. Prosthesis Failure > Congresses.

Table of Contents:

Debris-mediated osteolysis: a cascade phenomenon involving motion, wear, particulates, macrophage induction, and bone lysis
Clinical and experimental studies in the biology of aseptic loosening joint arthroplasties and the role of polymer particles
Histopathological effects of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene and metal wear debris in porous and cemented surface replacements
Particulate-associated endosteal osteolysis in titanium-base alloy cementless total hip replacement
Endosteal osteolysis around well-fixed porous-coated cementless femolar components
Photon correlation spectroscopy analysis of the submicrometre particulate fraction in human synovial tissues recovered at arthroplasty or revision
Failure mechanism of a metal-backed patella: an implant retrieval study.
(cont) Use of profile imaging to assess patellofemoral congruity: implications for assessing patellofemoral wear in total knee arthroplasty
Histomorphological reaction patterns of the bone to diverse particulate implant materials in man and experimental animals
Prostaglandin E₂ synthesis by the tissue surrounding ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene in different physical forms
Comparison of the biocompatibility of polymethyl methacrylate debris with and without titanium debris: a comparison of two in vivo models
Biocompatibility of polymethyl methacrylate with and without barium sulfate in the rat subcutaneous air pouch model
In vitro activation of monocyte macrophages and fibroblasts by metal particles
In vitro cellular activation by fabricated and clinically retrieved bone cement wear particles.
(cont) Human plasma adsorption to particulate arthroplastic component materials in vitro
Correlation between the metal ion concentration and the fretting wear volume of orthopaedic implant metals
Preparation, characterization, and animal testing for biocompatibility of metal particles of iron-, cobalt-, and titanium-based implant alloys
Polymer particles in vivo: distribution in the knee, migration to lymph nodes, and associated cellular response following anterior cruciate ligament replacement
Use of an anticollagenase antibody to study synovial cell interactions with particulate material.