Clinical outcomes of ceramic femoral prosthesis in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review

Abstract Purpose Ceramic bearings have been widely used in total hip arthroplasty (THA), which resulted in satisfactory clinical outcomes due to the excellent tribological characteristics of the implants. However, ceramic components are not commonly used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) because of b...

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Main Authors: Shuai Xiang, Yan Zhao, Zeng Li, Bin Feng, Xisheng Weng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1090-4