Corrosion of metal hip arthroplasties and its possible role in loosening

Cells and Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-199

  Koerten, H K ^a   Van Raay, J J A M ^a   Onderwater, J J M ^a   Bernoski, F P ^b   Rozing, P M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Human hip arthroplasties; Transmission electron microscopy; Wear particles; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; BONE CEMENT; CHROMIUM; COPPER; MOLYBDENUM; TITANIUM; VANADIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORROSION; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0031786687     PISSN: 10516794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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