| abstract |
For an orthopaedic implant, an insert body made of a non-metallic material is arranged in a socket made of an originally metallic material. The insert body consists of a ceramic made of zirconium dioxide, aluminium oxide or a mixed oxide ceramic, wherein the socket is preferably produced from pure titanium or a titanium alloy, for example Ti-6AI-4V, provided with a plurality of small holes and preferably constructed with a net structure. The titanium net structure is firstly imparted with ceramic properties using a silicate glass solder hardened in a ceramic firing, following which bonding is achieved between the ceramic insert body and the now also 'ceramic' titanium socket by means of a glass solder which is based on silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) and which binds the two components together. |