Taper corrosion in modular hip prostheses: Analysis of serum metal ions in 19 patients

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1218-1223

  Vundelinckx, Bart J ^a   Verhelst, Luk A ^b   De Schepper, Jo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b AZ Groeninge   (Belgium)

^c AZ Nikolaas   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Modular hip prosthesis; Neck stem interface; Revision; Serum metal ion levels; Taper corrosion

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; CORTICOSTEROID; METAL ION; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METAL ON METAL JOINT PROSTHESIS; NERVE INJURY; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; PERONEUS NERVE INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE REACTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

MODULAR HIP PROSTHESIS; NECK-STEM INTERFACE; REVISION; SERUM METAL ION LEVELS; TAPER CORROSION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CERAMICS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CORROSION; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; IONS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 84880702961     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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