Hydroxyapatite

Published results showed application of calcium sulphate and hydroxyapatite biomaterial at the bone-implant interface may increase peri-implant bone formation in patients with osteoporosis and trochanteric fractures.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fixed-bearing prostheses may have lower cumulative revision rates compared with mobile-bearing prostheses in total ankle replacement, regardless of surface coating, according to data presented here.

Total knee arthroplasty implants with porous and hydroxyapatite coatings and fixation pegs had similar clinical outcomes and survivorship rates compared with knee implants with a porous coating only, according to published results.

A bioresorbable hydroxyapatite and calcium sulfate cement as a filler was noninferior to autologous bone graft regarding subjective outcomes for patients with tibial plateau fractures, according to a published study.