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German scientists creating a high-tech artificial hip While modern artificial hips are made of a number of high-tech materials, metal is still often the material of choice for younger, more active patients. This is due mainly to the fact that it’s so robust. Unfortunately, however, difficulties can arise in the metal ball-and-socket interface – where the artificial head of the femur meets the artificial socket of the pelvis – if things aren't perfectly aligned. In particular, the metal surfaces can wear against one another, decreasing the longevity of the implant and potentially causing health problems in the patient. Now, researchers from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation are developing a new type of heavy-duty artificial hip, that contains no metal at all... Continue Reading German scientists creating a high-tech artificial hip Section: Health and Wellbeing Tags: Bones, Fraunhofer, Health, Implant, Prosthesis, Walk Related Articles: Nanocoating designed to keep hip implants where they belongNew bones from old woodNew discovery could lead to better artificial hipsNanocoating leads to better-attached dental implantsTitanium foam bone replacements on the wayReplacing 'steel plate in the head' with skull's own material
German scientists creating a high-tech artificial hip
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