What Do We Know About Taper Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 668-669

  Jacobs, J J ^a   Cooper, H J ^b   Urban, R M ^a   Wixson, R L ^c   Della Valle, C J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse local tissue reaction; Corrosion; Hip replacement; Metal ion; Modular necks; Modularity

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL; POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

ADVERSE LOCAL TISSUE REACTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CORROSION; HEAD; HIP; HIP PAIN; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICALLY ASSISTED CREVICE CORROSION; METAL IMPLANTATION; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLARIZATION; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; SERUM; SURGEON; TISSUE REACTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADVERSE LOCAL TISSUE REACTION; CORROSION; HIP REPLACEMENT; METAL ION; MODULAR NECKS; MODULARITY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COBALT; CORROSION; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SEROMA;

EID: 84896514829     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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