In vitro assessment of strength, fatigue durability, and disassembly of Ti6Al4V and CoCrMo necks in modular total hip replacements

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 97 B, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 132-138

  Nganbe, Michel ^a   Khan, Usman ^a   Louati, Hakim ^b   Speirs, Andrew ^b   Beaulé, Paul E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

arthroplasty; cobalt chromium (alloys); fatigue; fretting; titanium (alloys)

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTIES; COMPRESSIVE LOADS; CORROSION BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE; FATIGUE DURABILITY; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE LOADS; FEMORAL NECKS; FRETTING; HIP REPLACEMENTS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LEG LENGTH; LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PULL-OFF; STATISTICAL VARIATIONS; TI-6AL-4V; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS; TWO-MATERIALS;

ALLOYS; BEARING CAPACITY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BIOMECHANICS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DURABILITY; HIP PROSTHESES; ORTHOPEDICS; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

ALLOY; BONE CEMENT; CHROMIUM; COBALT; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; FORCE; IN VITRO STUDY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MODULAR TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; TITANIUM; VITALLIUM;

EID: 79952419960     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31794     Document Type: Article

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