Transfer of metallic debris from the metal surface of an acetabular cup to artificial femoral heads by scraping: Comparison between alumina and cobalt-chrome heads

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 204-209

  Chong, Bum Chang ^a,b   Jeong, Joon Yoo ^a   Won, Seok Song ^a   Deug, Joong Kim ^c   Koo, Kyung Hoi ^a,b   Kim, Hee Joong ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alumina head; Cobalt chrome head; Metal transfer; Scraping; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CREEP TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINA HEAD; COBALT-CHROME HEAD; METAL TRANSFER; SCRAPING; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; FEMUR HEAD; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY;

ACETABULUM; ALLOYS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 41449088333     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30937     Document Type: Article

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