Cargando…

Mechanically assisted crevice corrosion of the head-neck taper in a large head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty

Taper corrosion of the head-neck junction is a potentially significant and devastating problem facing orthopedic surgeons. We present a case of a 53 year old male who presented for routine follow up for a left, large head, metal on metal total hip arthroplasty five years out. The patient was asympto...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Moskal, Joseph, Stover, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4958113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2015.03.005