What is Osseointegration?

“Even though a prosthesis can never fully replace an arm, a leg or a hand, studies show that patients treated with osseointegration have significantly enhanced their quality of life.”

What is osseointegration?

Osseointegration is a method for anchoring a prosthesis directly to the bone. Swedish Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark developed it in the 1960s, when he discovered that titanium is not rejected by the body but instead integrates with the surrounding bone tissue. The discovery was initially used for the prosthetic replacement of teeth, but it has since been further developed. Today, osseointegration is also used for leg, arm and facial prosthetics, as well as the anchorage of hearing aids.

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The Centre of Orthopaedic Osseointegration, COO

In 1999, the Centre of Orthopedic Osseointegration, COO, was set up at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Today, the COO team is a world leader in the field of orthopedic osseointegration.

This treatment success is due both to technical skills and to the treatment itself, in which every patient is offered an individual treatment plan, based on varying individual conditions. The COO also collaborates with several other units within the hospital, including a complete team of researchers. They conduct studies of everything from the surface characteristics of the screw to the quality of life of patients, as well as ways of improving prostheses.

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