title: Twenty years of Sulzer experience with artificial hip joint materials.
abstract: This paper reviews the development of hip prostheses over the past 20 years with particular reference to the materials employed. The material properties required are discussed and the alloys used in different designs of prostheses are described.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Semlitsch
mesh_terms: D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design