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Microfracture surgery — Left knee joint from behind, showing interior ligaments. (Lateral meniscus and medial meniscus are cartilage.) Microfracture surgery is one of the articular cartilage repair surgical techniques that works by creating tiny fractures in the… … Wikipedia
Juergen Toft — Prof. Dr. Juergen Toft is a world renowned knee specialist surgeon practising in Munich, Germany and a Professor at the University of Milan in Milan, Italy.BiographyBorn on 4 May 1943 in East Berlin where he grew up as the only child of Herbert… … Wikipedia
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine — The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) promotes sports medicine education, research, communication, and fellowship and includes national and international orthopaedic sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with… … Wikipedia
Metallosis — is the putative medical condition involving deposition and build up of metallic debris in the soft tissues of the body[1]. Metallosis has been hypothesized to occur when metallic components in medical implants, specifically joint replacements,… … Wikipedia
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene — (UHMWPE or sometimes shortened to UHMW), also known as high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) or high performance polyethylene (HPPE), is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene. It has extremely long chains, with molecular weight numbering in the… … Wikipedia
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene — (UHMWPE), also known as high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) or high performance polyethylene (HPPE), is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene. It has extremely long chains, with molecular weight numbering in the millions, usually between 2 and… … Wikipedia
Oxinium — is the brand name of a material used for replacement joints manufactured by the reconstructive orthopedic surgery division of medical devices company Smith Nephew. It consists of a zirconium alloy metal substrate that transitions into a ceramic… … Wikipedia
