An analysis of the in vivo deterioration of Co-Cr-Mo implants through wear and corrosion

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-303

  Hodgson, A W ^a   Mischler, Stefano ^b   Von Rechenberg, B ^c   Virtanen, S ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co Cr Mo alloy; Corrosion; Hip prosthesis; Wear

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ARTHROPLASTY; HIP IMPLANTS;

COBALT ALLOYS;

VITALLIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORROSION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CORROSION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHEEP; VITALLIUM;

EID: 34247615544     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM208     Document Type: Article

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