Biomaterials in Hand Surgery
This concise but comprehensive book is the first publication devoted to the applications of biomaterials in hand surgery. It presents basic knowledge in the field of biomaterials, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, implant design, and hand joint p
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Antonio Merolli • Thomas J. Joyce (Eds.)
Biomaterials in Hand Surgery
Foreword by Frédéric Schuind
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Editors Antonio Merolli Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery The Catholic University School of Medicine Rome Italy Thomas J. Joyce School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom
ISBN 978-88-470-1194-6
e-ISBN 978-88-470-1195-3
DOI 10.1007/978-88-470-1195-3 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London Milan New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009920945 © Springer Verlag Italia 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Italian Copyright Law in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the Italian Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Typesetting: Graphostudio, Milan, Italy Printing and binding: Arti Grafiche Nidasio, Assago (MI), Italy Printed in Italy Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l. – Via Decembrio 28 – I-20137 Milan Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Biomaterials are used in many areas of medicine, particularly in surgery and dentistry. In orthopedic surgery, total hip arthroplasty has been extremely successful, and has been called ‘the operation of the 20th century’. Total hip arthroplasty is routinely performed every day in most orthopedic departments. Over the last decades, many efforts have been made to better integrate the components within the recipient bones, to decrease the friction at the prosthetic interface, and to minimize wear. Minimally invasive procedures have been developed, and various designs are intended to preserve as much as possible of the bone stock of young patients. By contrast, the clinical results have been less favorable after various hand and wrist joint replacements. Many early designs have failed, the clinical data of the current prostheses are frequently quite limited, and there is often insufficient biomechanical information available, although trapezio-metacarpal arthroplasty in particular has become quite popular in recent years. In order to promote progress in hand and wrist arthroplasty, Antonio Merolli and Thomas J. Joyce have edited this lovely book, whose chapters discuss cu
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