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J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No suppl_1, July 2008, S107-S110.
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How have new designs and new types of joint replacement influenced wear behavior?

Steven M. Kurtz, PhD and Peter S. Walker, PhD

Dr. Kurtz is Corporate Vice President, Exponent, Inc, and Research Professor, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Walker is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Research), New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY.

*The Implant Wear Symposium 2007 Engineering Work Group included Donald L. Bartel, PhD, Thomas D. Brown, PhD, Ian C. Clarke, PhD, Roy D. Crowninshield, PhD, Darryl D’Lima, MD, PhD, A. Seth Greenwald, DPhil(Oxon), Steven M. Kurtz, PhD, Jack Lemons, PhD, Michael T. Manley, PhD, Harry A. McKellop, PhD, Orhun K. Muratoglu, PhD, Ebru Oral, PhD, Lisa Pruitt, PhD, Clare Rimnac, PhD, Peter S. Walker, PhD, and Timothy Wright, PhD.

Dr. Kurtz or a member of his immediate family has received research or institutional support from the National Institutes of Health, Stryker, Zimmer, DePuy Spine, Synthes, and Medtronic. Dr. Walker or a member of his immediate family has received research or institutional support from New York University–Hospital for Joint Diseases and Zimmer.

As the principles of joint arthroplasty become increasingly refined and more widely established, new designs are being developed that require careful evaluation for their propensity to generate wear debris in vivo. In the past several years, new designs intended to improve clinical performance have emerged in both total knee replacement and total spinal disk replacement. Advances in these types of implants have the potential for major clinical impact in the coming decade, due to the large number of patients seeking treatment of knee arthritis as well as back pain, neck pain, and radiculopathy. 






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