title: Hydroxyapatite coatings.
abstract: A series of investigations over the past several years has evaluated a number of implant materials with and without plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings for use in load-bearing implant applications. HA-coated implants have exhibited greater interface shear attachment characteristics when compared to uncoated implants; these results have been demonstrated with dense (flat), porous-coated, and macrotextured implant surfaces. Maximum attachment strength also was found to occur within a shorter period of time postoperatively with the HA-coated samples, indicating a more rapid tissue adaptation to the implant surfaces. Plasma-sprayed HA coatings provide an osteophilic and osteoconductive surface that increases both the bone-implant attachment strength, as well as the rate of bone adaptation to the HA-coated implant surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002516:Ceramics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017886:Durapatite / Q000494:pharmacology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000187:drug effects; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design
chemical_list: D017886:Durapatite