Osteoarthritis

New research on osteoarthritis from T.B. Hansen and co-authors summarized

Published in Hospital Business Week, January 11th, 2009

According to recent research from Holstebro, Denmark, "The Moje Acamo carpometacarpal (CMC) implant is an uncemented large ball-and-socket joint made of a ceramic material coated with a bioactive substance (Bioverit) for osseous fixation. Nine Moje Acamo CMC prostheses were implanted into nine patients with primary osteoarthritis of the thumb CMC joint."

"At 12 months, three implants had been revised because of progressing pain and osteolysis. In the remaining six patients, radiographs have shown progressive osteolysis around both implants in five patients," wrote T.B. Hansen and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "These poor results mean that we...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-01-11)

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