Improving the durability of total joint replacement.

Technology: Alternative bearing surfaces for total joint replacement Use: Wear, a major problem with joint prostheses, limits the durability of joint replacement surgery; however, new technology and materials have greatly increased its longevity.[1][1] History: The first widely used joint

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