[Joint prostheses].
Since 34 years, many improvement occurred. Joint prosthesis have to be anatomic, simple, thin and not a large foreign body. New material are warranted for their solidity. Many types are manufactured. The most used are hip prosthesis. Junction between bone and prosthesis is not solved as yet. Acrylic cement was on interface junction but in order to solve the failures, new porous or rough surface materials allowed anchorage by the bone itself. Prosthesis longevity is limited by bone prosthesis interface. Prosthesis replacement is possible and will develop.
D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000145:classification / Q000639:trends
Les prothèses articulaires.