Optimal implant fixation, integrated in an automatic design of patient-specific implants for reconstruction of acetabular defects KU Leuven
Many years of technological development and surgical experience in total hip arthroplasty, have increased the lifetime of implants to 15 years for 80% of young patients (<65) and 94% of older patients (>65). Complications after a primary hip implant often lead to a revision surgery as the only option to reconstruct the functionality of the hip joint. Loosening, failure or removal of implant components regularly involve bone loss, ...