University of Tennessee Researchers Find Improved Polymer For Use in Hip Joint Reconstruction

HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers in the Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, today presented a paper that indicates a new polymer under study for applications in joint reconstruction can significantly reduce up to seven times the harmful chemicals formed as a result of the presence of wear particle debris in the body. This debris is well-known to cause loosening of the hip implants and thereby limit the useful life of these commonly used artificial joints.