This is great news for hip patients!
This is a historic breakthrough in the field of artificial joints in China!
This is a revolutionary attack that breaks the monopoly of foreign technology!
Recently, at the Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University, Dr Wang Jian, Deputy Director of the Department of Joint and Orthopaedic Surgery, implanted a 44-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis with a domestic all-ceramic artificial hip joint using an innovative technical solution, in which a 3D printed acetabular cup with bone trabeculae was chosen for the acetabular side and the first domestic tantalum-coated femoral stem for the femoral side.
The term “tantalum-coated femoral stem” is so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman, but those in the field will understand its unique technological leadership. Tantalum coating technology were monopolized by the United States before. Today, China has broken through this technological monopoly and become the second country in the world that can manufacture tantalum coated femoral stem.
The surgery performed by Dr. Wang Jian, Deputy Chief Physician was successful. Not only did the trabecular acetabular cup provide the surgeon with strong initial stability, but the tantalum-coated femoral stem, the first of its kind in China, also demonstrated unparalleled friction and anti-rotational stability. The implantation of this all-ceramic artificial hip is expected to last a lifetime.
The success of this operation also announces that this state-of-the-art technology and the first tantalum metal-coated femur stem in China with independent intellectual property rights have been successfully introduced into the clinic, which will deeply benefit patients and have unlimited prospects.
This innovative tantalum coating technology with exclusive patent No. ZL 2016 2 1197203.5 was conquered in China by LDK. This biologically fixed femoral stem provides an excellent tantalum metal coating interface. It has a flat wedge design, which allows for adequate bone retention and facilitates the growth of bone tissue into the tantalum porous structure, guaranteeing long-term stability. The prosthesis is biologically safer, with stronger mechanical properties and better biocompatibility, corrosion resistance and antibacterial properties.
At the forefront of artificial joint replacement, the “Trabecular Acetabular Cup + Tantalum Femoral Stem + Full Ceramic Wear Interface” prosthesis is an internationally recognised “golden combination”. It is particularly noteworthy because it addresses the three major needs of young patients with ankylosing spondylitis: long-term use, initial stability and rapid integration of the bone-prosthesis interface.
LDK’s tantalum femoral stem (STH Stem) has a modified surface coating designed to be rougher and provide greater initial stability compared to U.S. technology. In addition, the stem is the current mainstream shape design suitable for minimally invasive surgery, thus reducing iatrogenic bone loss and facilitating rapid patient recovery.
We combine cutting-edge international technology, superb surgical skills and a sense of responsibility to give every joint replacement patient a more perfect experience.
As a medical doctor, deputy director of administration, deputy chief physician and master’s degree supervisor, Wang Jian of Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University has been the first to carry out minimally invasive hip replacement surgery with OCM in the horizontal position in China, leading the development of pain-free perioperative management and accelerated rehabilitation in joint surgery in South China, and has gained a reputation for providing patients with the latest groundbreaking solutions in the field of orthopaedics many times.
LDK has made an unprecedented breakthrough in the field of tantalum coating technology, breaking the current situation of continuous monopoly in this field by foreign countries. The first domestic tantalum femur stem, which is also the first tantalum coated femur stem designed for minimally invasive surgery in the world, has been successfully implanted into patients. Wang Jian, deputy chief physician, has become the first person to use this prosthesis for hip replacement surgery.It marks the era of tantalum coated femur stem with independent intellectual property rights in China has come, and a new era of artificial joint in China is thus opened.
Post time: Feb-24-2023