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Modular titanium alloy neck adapter failures in hip replacement - failure mode analysis and influence of implant material
BACKGROUND: Modular neck adapters for hip arthroplasty stems allow the surgeon to modify CCD angle, offset and femoral anteversion intraoperatively. Fretting or crevice corrosion may lead to failure of such a modular device due to high loads or surface contamination inside the modular coupling. Unfo...
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20047653 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-3 |