The third edition of Joint Replacement Technology provides a thoroughly updated review of recent developments in joint replacement technology. Joint replacement is a standard treatment for joint degradation and has improved the quality of life of millions of patients. Collaboration between clinicians and researchers is critical to its continued success and to meet the rising expectations of patients and surgeons.
This edition covers a range of updated and new content, ranging from chapters on materials analysis and selection, to methodologies and techniques used for joint replacement and clinical challenges of replacing specific joints. Key topics include tribological considerations and experiments; challenges in joint bearing surfaces; cementless fixation techniques; healing responses to implants. Clinical challenges and perspectives are covered with the aid of case studies.
Thanks to its widespread collaboration and international contributors, Joint Replacement Technology, Third Edition is useful for materials scientists and engineers in both academia and the biomedical industry. Chemists, clinicians, and other researchers in this area will also find this text invaluable.

• This third edition provides an updated comprehensive review of recent developments in joint replacement technology
• Reviews a range of specific joints, biological and mechanical issues and fixation techniques
• Includes revised and new content, such as sections on regulatory affairs, AI techniques and 3D printing

1. Biomechanics for joint replacement2. Tribology in joint replacement3. Metals for joint replacement4. Ceramics for joint replacement5. Pyrocarbon for joint replacement6. Joint bearing surfaces and replacement joint design7. Cementless fixation techniques and problems8. Acrylic cements for bone fixation in joint replacement9. The healing response to implants used in joint replacement10. Biological causes of prosthetic joint failure11. Failure mechanisms in joint replacement12. Tribology and corrosion in hip joint replacements: Materials and engineering13. Imaging of joint prostheses14. Hip replacement: Clinical perspectives15. Knee replacement: Clinical perspectives16. Total ankle arthroplasty17. Shoulder joint replacement18. Elbow arthroplasty19. Small joint arthroplasty of the extremities20. Intervertebral disc joint replacement technology21. Replacing temporomandibular joints