Corrosion at the interface: A possible solution to cobalt-chrome heads on titanium alloy stems

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-162

  Yerby, Scott A ^a   Taylor, Jeffery K ^c   Park, Jun ^b   Shackelford, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c Sutter Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

cobalt chrome; corrosion; modular head; titanium; total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHROMIUM; COBALT; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CORROSION; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMUR HEAD; HIP SURGERY; IMPLANTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0030048534     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(05)80010-5     Document Type: Article

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