Metal-on-Metal Compared With Metal-on-Polyethylene: The Effect on Trunnion Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Trunnion tribocorrosion in total hip arthroplasties is concerning, but retrieval studies often are subjective or lack comparison groups. Quantitative comparisons of clinically relevant implants are required. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate material loss in metal-on-metal (MoM) and...

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Published in:	The Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 2574 - 2579
Main Authors:	Lanting, Brent A., Teeter, Matthew G., Howard, James L., MacDonald, Steven J., Van Citters, Douglas W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2017
Subjects:	Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - instrumentation Corrosion Femur Head - surgery fretting Hip Joint - surgery Hip Prosthesis - statistics & numerical data Humans Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses - statistics & numerical data Metals Orthopedics Polyethylene Prosthesis Design Prosthesis Failure taperosis Time Factors total hip trunnionosis fretting corrosion taperosis total hip trunnionosis
ISSN:	0883-5403, 1532-8406, 1532-8406
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