Observations at the articular surface of hip prostheses: An analytical electron microscopy study on wear and corrosion

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 591-596

  Koerten, H K ^a,b   Onderwater, J J M ^a   Koerten, E W A ^a   Bernoski, F P ^a   Nelissen, R G H H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Corrosion; Electron microscopy; Human; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CORROSION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MOLYBDENUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; TITANIUM; WEAR OF MATERIALS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ARTICULAR SURFACES; GALVANIC CORROSION; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; ELECTROLYTE; MOLYBDENUM; SILICON; TITANIUM;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT FRACTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHROMIUM; COBALT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLYBDENUM; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0035869773     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(20010315)54:4<591::AID-JBM160>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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