Pyrocarbon Section 4: clinical data

Monday, June 8, 2026 10:30 PM

In this post we take a bit of a deeper dive into the clinical information available regarding pyrocarbon humeral arthroplasty - looking at evidence from the Australian and New Zealand registries alongside the currently available reports ...

Pyrocarbon - the material rationale for its use in humeral arthroplasty - Section 3

Friday, June 5, 2026 7:05 PM

3. The material rationaleA substantial part of the support for the clinical use of a pyrocarbon bearing surface in humeral arthroplasty rests on material properties demonstrated in laboratory studies. It is worth separating these properties ...

Pyrocarbon in the Shoulder: what we think we know. Section 2

Monday, June 1, 2026 8:38 PM

As a sequel to the prior post (Section 1), here is a look at the literature on clinical results for the pyrocarbon shoulder implants. Results can be expressed as (a) revision rate and (b) patient-reported outcomes (PRO). At the outset ...

Pyrocarbon in the Shoulder: what we think we know. Section 1 (more to come)

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 11:05 PM

There have been some publications in the past eighteen months that have attracted attention: the FDA De Novo clearance for the stemmed Tornier pyrocarbon humeral head [1], the Hatzidakis IDE multicenter study [2], the McBride AOANJRR comparison ...