Ceramic On Ceramic Hip Squeaking

The importance of acetabular component orientation.

Ceramic on ceramic hip squeaking. Squeaking occurrence is influenced by patient surgical and implant factors. We determined the patients perception of squeaking in 306 patients 336 hips in whom ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasties thas were performed between 1997 and 2005. The incidence of hip squeak associated with ceramic on ceramic bearings has been variably reported ranging from 0 7 to 20 9. Squeaking in ceramic on ceramic hips.

The possible explanations included stripe wear edge loading a third body fracture of the ceramic liner and resonance of the prosthesis components. 5 the squeak from an artificial hip replacement may be an inconvenience or it may be a sign of problems with the artificial joint. The exact cause of the squeaking is unknown but stripe wear found on used ceramic parts suggests that the noise may begin when these parts rub together. Walter wl o toole gc walter wk et al.

Some patients who have received artificial hips with ceramic components have complained that the hips make a squeaking sound. The squeaking in ceramic on ceramic tha could be related to a poor accuracy of the 3d hip anatomy reconstruction which generates a posterior impingement and so anterior edge loading because of an excessive global anteversion. The mechanism of the squeaking remains unknown. One specific concern especially with ceramic hip replacements is that the artificial joint is prone to make a squeaking noise.

The data analyzed in this review were based on articles from pubmed and web of science. The articles selected for review were. Squeaking in third and fourth generation ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty meta analysis and systematic review.