| | Preface | |
| | List of Contributors | |
| Pt. 1 | Wear and Pathogenesis of Osteolysis | |
| | | Friction and Wear of Artificial Joints: A Historical Review / N. Akamatsu | 3 |
| | | Matrix Degradation in Osteoclastic Bone Resorption Under Pathological Conditions / Y. Okada | 10 |
| | | Characteristics of Wear Particles and Osteolysis [et al.] / H. Ohashi, Y. Kadoya, A. Kobayashi | 22 |
| | | Wear Debris Analysis for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty [et al.] / K. Hirakawa, T. W. Bauer, B. N. Stulberg | 36 |
| | | Biological Effects of Polyethylene Particles in Vitro and In Vivo / K. J. Kim | 46 |
| | | The Characterization of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) in the Interface Tissue Obtained from Failed Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty with Femoral Osteolysis [et al.] / J. Chiba, M. Oyama, K. Inoue | 55 |
| | | Expression of Inflammatory Mediators by Human Macrophages in Response to Particulate Debris In Vitro [et al.] / Y. Nakashima, D.-H. Sun, M. Trindade | 65 |
| | | Biological Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases and the Endogenous Inhibitor Proteins in the Periprosthetic Connective Tissue Remodeling Around Loose Artificial Hip Joints [et al.] / M. Takagi, S. Santavirta, H. Ida | 76 |
| Pt. 2 | Reduction of Wear and Osteolysis | |
| | | Dynamic Viscoelasticity of Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene After Ethylene Oxide Gas or Gamma-Irradiated Sterilization [et al.] / K. Kawate, T. Ohmura, N. Hiyoshi | 87 |
| | | Low-Wear Effect of High-Dose Gamma-Irradiated Crosslinked Polyethylene in Total Hip Prostheses [et al.] / H. Oonishi, I. C. Clarke, V. D. Good | 97 |
| | | Methods to Reduce the Wear of Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene [et al.] / M. Oka, S. H. Hyon, M. Ohta | 109 |
| | | Wear, Friction, and Mechanical Investigation and Development of Alumina-to-Alumina Combination Total Hip Joint [et al.] / M. Ueno, H. Amino, H. Okimatu | 119 |
| | | Friction and Wear Tests of Ceramics for All-Ceramic Artificial Joints [et al.] / K. Ikeuchi, K. Takashima, M. Ohashi | 132 |
| | | Optimal Wear Performance of Ceramic-on-Ceramic Bearings for Total Hip Replacement / I. C. Clarke, H. Oonishi | 140 |
| | | Articulating Metal Interfaces for Total Hip Prostheses / B. G. Weber | 152 |
| | | Total Hip Arthroplasty with Hydroxyapatite-Coated Prostheses / W. L. Jaffe, D. F. Scott | 159 |
| Pt. 3 | Newly Developed Total Hip Arthroplasty in Japan | |
| | | Development of Y II Cementless Total Hip System Using a Socket with Three Spikes [et al.] / Y. Hamada, N. Akamatsu, I. Nakajima | 191 |
| | | Development of the Keio-Kyocera Series Hip Prosthesis, Based on Morphological Analyses of Osteoarthritis of the Hip in Japanese Patients / S. Yanagimoto, T. Sakamaki | 203 |
| | | A New Model of Bone-Conserving Cementless Hip Prosthesis Made of High-Tech Materials: Kobelco H-5 [et al.] / T. Yamamuro, T. Nakamura, H. Iida | 213 |
| | | Development and Preclinical Tests of FMS and FMS-Anatomic Cementless Total Hip Stems [et al.] / S. Imura, H. Omori, A. Bo | 225 |
| | | Characterization and Biological Application of Hydroxyapatite-Glass-Titanium (HA-G-Ti) Functional Gradient Composite Material [et al.] / H. Iwata, S. Maruno, H. Itoh | 238 |
| Pt. 4 | Features and Problems of Total Knee Arthroplasty | |
| | | Clinical Results and In Vivo Kinematics Analysis of Osteonics Total Knee Arthroplasty / M. Wada, S. Imura, H. Baba | 255 |
| | | Clinical Results of Anatomic Modular Knee Total Knee Arthroplasty [et al.] / J. Ryu, K. Yamamoto, S. Saito | 269 |
| | | Characteristics and Problems of Whiteside Ortholoc Total Knee Arthroplasty System - Especially Polyethylene Wear [et al.] / T. Tsuchida, K. Hagata, H. Moriya | 279 |
| | | Clinical Results and Influence of Patellofemoral Joint Design on the Stability of the Patellar Component in Miller-Galante Types I and II, and Nexgen Total Knee Arthroplasty [et al.] / S. Akizuki, T. Takizawa, H. Horiuchi | 292 |
| | | Long-Term Results of Total Condylar Knee Arthroplasty [et al.] / Y. Matsusue, M. Akagi, Y. Nakagawa | 306 |
| | | Clinical Outcome and Complications After Kinematic Total Knee Arthroplasty and After Kinemax Total Knee Arthroplasty / K. Nakagawa | 317 |
| | | Total Knee Replacement for Severe Valgus Deformity of the Knee [et al.] / S. Yamamoto, S. Nakata, N. Takubo | 330 |
| | | Design Concept of Artificial Knee Joint for High Durability / N. Tomita | 337 |
| | | Biomechanical Aspects of Knee Implant Design / A. Hoshino | 345 |
| Pt. 5 | Current Topics of Total Knee Arthroplasty | |
| | | Differences in the Clinical Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty Based on Skin Incision, Approach, and Use of Lateral Release [et al.] / Y. Taneda, N. Matsui, Y. Yoshida | 359 |
| | | Effect of Posterior Cruciate Sacrifice on the Durability of Total Knee Arthroplasty / K. Atsui, H. Tateishi | 365 |
| | | Rotational Malalignment of the Femoral and Tibial Components in Total Knee Arthroplasty [et al.] / R. Nagamine, L. A. Whiteside, H. Miura | 373 |
| | | Total Knee Arthroplasty Without Patellar Resurfacing [et al.] / H. Inoue, K. Kawakami, Y. Takahara | 384 |
| | | Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Bisurface-Type Joint (KU Knee) Designed to Increase the Range of Flexion [et al.] / T. Ueo, T. Miki, F. Senzoku | 391 |
| | | Hy-Flex II Total Knee and Ligament Balancing System: Preliminary Report on Concept, Design, Surgical Technique, and Short-Term Clinical Results [et al.] / S. Yoshino, H. Nakamura, M. Nagashima | 402 |
| | | Indication and Problems of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty [et al.] / R. Okamoto, T. Koshino, T. Saito | 408 |
| | Key Word Index | 424 |
