Is galvanic corrosion between titanium alloy and stainless steel spinal implants a clinical concern?

Spine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-387

  Serhan, Hassan ^a   Slivka, Michael ^a   Albert, Todd ^b   Kwak, S Daniel ^a  

^a Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Dynamic testing; Pedicle screw implants

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; POLYETHYLENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL IMPLANTATION; OBSERVATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGEON; TEMPERATURE;

ALLOYS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 3342989317     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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