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Synthetic calcium phosphate, coralline which is made of coral and even a type of bone cement which can be injected to mend bones are among the latest treatments for worn bones said Dr Timour El-Huusseini, writes Meera Ravi.

A professor of orthopaedics, who is on assignment at the International Hospital of Bahrain, El-Husseini was speaking at the Rotary Club of Sulmaniya yesterday on Spare Parts Surgery for the bones.

Dr El-Husseini said hip and knee replacement surgeries were among the most common and had a 95 per cent success rate over five years.

The latest research is focused on the use of titanium alloys and ceramic for artificial bone grafting. However, much of orthopaedic surgery today is shaped by a change in lifestyle. People in their sixties are no longer considered old and want to live active lives which include sports, he said, adding: So we time our replacement surgeries later in life unless the patient has no alternative so that the wear and tear on the part is less.

　　From Healthy.net