Corrosion at the Stem-Sleeve Interface of a Modular Titanium Alloy Femoral Component as a Reason for Impaired Disengagement

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Fraitzl, Christian R ^a   Moya, Luis E ^a   Castellani, Lorenzo ^a   Wright, Timothy M ^a   Buly, Robert L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Modular femoral component; Titanium alloy; Total hip replacement

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; METAL IMPLANTATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 78650033929     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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