In vivo corrosion of modular hip prosthesis components in mixed and similar metal combinations. The effect of crevice, stress, motion, and alloy coupling

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 1533-1544

  Gilbert, Jeremy L ^a   Buckley, Christine A ^a   Jacobs, Joshua J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMATERIALS; CORROSION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ALLOY COUPLING; FEMORAL STEM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; REPEATED FRACTURING;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALLOYS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027897650     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 10974636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820271210     Document Type: Article

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