Porous tantalum (Ta) and titanium (Ti) coatings are widely used for non-cemented implants, which are fabricated using different processing routes. In recent years, some of those implants are being manufactured using additive manufacturing. However, limited knowledge is available on direct comparison of additively manufactured porous Ta and …Web

To give the porous surface an irregularity of thickness and shape, the coating layer was twice coated; once with a thickness of 300 um and then with a thickness of 500 um. ... Balla VK, Banerjee S, Bose S, Bandyopadhyay A. Direct laser processing of a tantalum coating on titanium for bone replacement structures. Acta biomaterialia. …Web

Tritanium TL Curved Posterior Lumbar Cage. Porous structures feature randomized pore shape and sizing that are designed to mimic cancellous bone. Interconnected pore structure from endplate to endplate. Offering two inserter and two tamp options, our system is designed for versatility and procedural flexibility in open and MIS procedures. With ...Web

The ancillary use of porous tantalum augments as buttresses in cases of insufficient acetabular rim support has also been reported to have superior results [2,39,40]. Konan et al. reported a 96% …Web

Long- Term results of a porous tantalum monoblock tibia component: clinical and radiographic results at follow- up of 10 years. Arthroplast Today . 2017;3:192–196.Web

Porous metal is metal with special porous structures, which can offer high biocompatibility and low Young's modulus to satisfy the need for orthopedic applications. Titanium and tantalum are the most widely used porous metals in orthopedics due to their excellent biomechanical properties and biocompatibility. Porous titanium and tantalum …Web

More recently, porous metals have been utilized including, but not limited to trabecular metal, porous titanium, tritanium, Bio and Regenerex ® to enhance the press-fit. These porous metals have porosity 60–65% porosity and a rougher surface, which maximizes initial press-fit, minimizes micromotion, and allows for biologic fixation . In ...Web

Tritanium™ Porous Ti coating. Porosity ~ 60% Pore Size ~ 616 µm Modulus ~ 106–115 GPa: Low temperature arc vapor deposition of polyurethan e shell: ... The development of porous tantalum is in its early stages of evolution and in this work, we have fabricated net shape, bulk porous Ta structures using high power lasers in Laser ...Web

Against this background, tantalum has received increasing attention for its better corrosion resistance, protein adsorption and hydrophilicity, and ability to induce …Web

Results. Bone ongrowth covered 65% ± 19% of the tibial tray surface and did not differ among manufacturers (P = .27).Medial pegs had less ongrowth than lateral pegs (39% vs 64%, P = .02).Vanguard medial pegs had less ongrowth than NexGen medial pegs (15% vs 61%, P = .03).Length of implantation was different between the NexGen (55 …Web

The porous tantalum three-dimensional enhancement of titanium dental implant surface allows for combining bone ongrowth together with bone ingrowth, or osseo incorporation. While little is known about the biological aspect of the porous tantalum in the oral cavity, there seems to be several possible advantages of this implant design ...Web

Tritanium is an open-cell, highly porous, three-dimensional coating/material manufactured by Stryker (Mahwah, NJ) and is currently used in clinical orthopaedic practice. ... Porous tantalum implants of all applications have been reported on to a greater extent than any of the other metallic s in the latest generation of orthopaedic implants ...Web

Tritanium is a 3-dimensional metal interface that has been used for porous biological fixation. ... similar in structure to porous tantalum acetabular cups.3,5,12-14 The Tritanium acetabular cup ...Web

Porous tantalum scaffolds have been developed and clinically utilized as superior implantable biomaterials for orthopedic applications owing to their exceptional corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, osteointegration, and osteoconductivity. Moreover, the biomimetic porous structure and mechanical properties of these scaffolds match those of ...Web

There was moderate quality evidence to show that the use of highly porous titanium acetabular components in primary and revision THA cases is associated with satisfactory clinical outcomes in the short- and medium-term, without showing any evidence of cup migration or radiolucency. ... "tritanium" OR "highly-porous" AND "titanium" OR ...Web

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of porous tantalum (Ta) dental implants for osseointegration, in comparison to classical titanium (Ti). …Web

The data were collected after a review of the study design, the number of patients, and the risk of bias within each study. Of the included studies, 3 were randomized controlled trials [21, 40, 45], 3 were prospective non-randomized studies [34, 36, 44], 1 was a retrospective comparative study [], 6 were retrospective case series [29,30,31,32, 37, …Web

Porous Tantalum such as Trabecular Metal (Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN) was introduced since ... (Deputy, Warsaw, IN), Tritanium (Stryker, Mahwah, NJ) and Stiktite (Smith and Nephew, Memphis, TN) as well as the current prosthesis Rege-nerex have been used since mid-2000s [13] [14]. Those prostheses have rougher porosity to get the initial stabil-Web

Porous tantalum metaphyseal cones for severe tibial bone loss in revision knee arthroplasty: a five to nine-year follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015; 97: 216. ... (Stryker Triathlon Tritanium Cone Augment; …Web

Advanced Porous Technology12 compared to that reported for STIKTITE12 porous coating and Trabecular Metal. The CONCELOC and STIKTITE porous structures were tested against 10 lb/ft 3 (0.16 g/cm ) . The test method for these porous structures differed from that used for Trabecular Metal. Compressive 2% yield strength (MPa)Web

Our proprietary Tritanium In-Growth Technology, used to build the Tritanium PL Cage, was designed for bone in‑growth and biological fixation 1. Porous structures feature randomized pore shape and sizing that are designed to mimic cancellous bone 2,3. Interconnected pore structure from endplate to endplate 3. Created to allow imaging 4Web

Triathlon® Tritanium® Knee System Cementless TKA Why Cementless TKA? Cementless TKA is growing in popularity and is a fast-growing trend.1 Recent studies support that cementless TKA achieve excellent results,2-4 including a 2012 study showing 96% survivorship at up to 18 years without aseptic loosening.2 The kinematics of Triathlon …Web

Objective: To test the biomechanical properties of 3D printed tantalum and titanium porous scaffolds. Methods: Four types of tantalum and titanium scaffolds with four alternative pore diameters ...Web

PMCID: PMC3708989 DOI: 10.1111/cid.12059 Abstract Background: Porous tantalum trabecular metal has recently been incorporated in titanium dental implants as a new …Web

The porous tantalum three-dimensional enhancement of titanium dental implant surface allows for combining bone ongrowth together with bone ingrowth, or osseoincorporation. While little is known about the biological aspect of the porous tantalum in the oral cavity, there seems to be several possible advantages of this implant design. ...Web

Tritanium™ Porous Ti coating: Low temperature arc vapor deposition of polyurethane shell: Hip surgeries: It is not manufactured as a stand-alone structure, and it is only available in acetabular components. The manufacture process is also limited at this time to large sized components ... The development of porous tantalum is in its ...Web

Titanium and tantalum are the most widely used porous metals in orthopedics due to their excellent biomechanical properties and biocompatibility. Porous …Web

Uncemented porous tantalum acetabular components: early follow-up and failures in 613 primary total hip arthroplasties. J Arthroplasty, 29 (3) (2014), p. 617. ... Comparison of a highly porous titanium cup (tritanium) and a conventional hydroxyapatite-coated porous titanium cup: a retrospective analysis of clinical and radiological …Web

Nonetheless, in this same study, cup survivorship was an impressive 98.1% at the most recent follow-up. In a separate clinical study, Nandi performed comparative survival analysis of the porous tantalum (Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN) and porous titanium (Tritanium; Stryker) acetabular components in both primary and revision total hip …Web

Tritanium (Stryker, Mahwah, NJ, USA) is a highly porous 3-dimensional (3D) structure designed to mimic the trabecular morphology of natural bone [11]. Tritanium was developed using a similar 3D structure and was composed of a Titanium coating instead of Tantalum, to achieve results comparable to the Trident cup.Web

The porous tantalum acetabular component, a pioneer highly porous 3D structure, has demonstrated excellent performance [12–14]. Tritanium (Stryker, Mahwah, NJ, USA) is a highly porous 3-dimensional (3D) structure designed to mimic the trabecular morphology of natural bone [11].Web

Porous Ta is a promising material for bone regeneration. Abstract Metals such as Ta (tantalum) and Ti (titanium) have been popularly used as a bone substitute or …Web

Regarding the bone ingrowth with porous tantalum, an experimental study demonstrated mean ingrowth of 41.5% at 4 weeks after implant insertion, resulting in a mean shear fixation strength of at ...Web

Tantalum is a highly biocompatible and corrosion-resistant metal. Porous tantalum has a low modulus of elasticity (2.5-3.9 gigapascal (GPa)) that is more similar to that of cancellous bone than ...Web