| Literature DB >> 31084829 |
Kenneth L Urish1, Nicholas John Giori2, Jack E Lemons3, William M Mihalko4, Nadim Hallab5.
Abstract
There has been increased interest in the role of corrosion in early implant failures and adverse local tissue reaction in total hip arthroplasty. We review the relationship between the different types of corrosion in orthopaedic surgery including uniform, pitting, crevice, and fretting or mechanically assisted crevice corrosion (MACC). Passive layer dynamics serves a critical role in each of these processes. The femoral head-neck trunnion creates an optimal environment for corrosion to occur because of the limited fluid diffusion, acidic environment, and increased bending moment.Entities:
Keywords: Adverse local tissue reaction; Corrosion; Head neck taper corrosion; Passive layer; Total hip arthroplasty; Trunnion
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31084829 PMCID: PMC6521866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2019.02.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orthop Clin North Am ISSN: 0030-5898 Impact factor: 2.472