Periprosthetic electrochemical corrosion of titanium and titanium-based alloys as a cause of spinal fusion failure

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-13

  Denaro, Vincenzo ^a   Papapietro, Nicola ^a   Sgambato, Alessandro ^b   Barnaba, Simona A ^a   Ruzzini, Laura ^a   Paola, Barbara De ^b   Rettino, Alessandro ^b   Cittadini, Achille ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Electromagnetic fields; Osteoblasts; Spine implants; Titanium

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUMBAR SPINE; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOLYSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINE FUSION;

ALLOYS; BONE SCREWS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION; TITANIUM;

EID: 37649024419     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815e3978     Document Type: Article

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