In vivo oxide-induced stress corrosion cracking of Ti-6Al-4V in a neck-stem modular taper: Emergent behavior in a new mechanism of in vivo corrosion

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 100 B, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 584-594

  Gilbert, Jeremy L ^a   Mali, Sachin ^a   Urban, Robert M ^b   Silverton, Craig D ^c   Jacobs, Joshua J ^b  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

corrosion; failure analysis; hip prosthesis; modular; titanium (alloys)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PHASE; BETA-PHASE; CORROSION ATTACK; CORROSION MECHANISMS; CORROSION PROCESS; CRACK OPENING STRESS; CRACK TIP STRESS; EMERGENT BEHAVIORS; IN-VIVO; IN-VIVO CORROSION; MODULAR; NEW MECHANISMS; OXIDE FORMATION; PITTING ATTACK; PROCESS DRIVES; PROPAGATION PROCESS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; TAPER INTERFACES; TI-6AL-4V; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; TRANSPORT CHANNEL;

ALUMINUM; CORROSION; CORROSION PREVENTION; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRETTING CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESES; LEAD OXIDE; PITTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ALANINE; OXIDE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; VALINE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOY (TIAL6V4);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORROSION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; METALLURGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS; HIP PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TITANIUM;

EID: 84855438213     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31943     Document Type: Article

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