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Atomic Scale Origin of Metal Ion Release from Hip Implant Taper Junctions

Millions worldwide suffer from arthritis of the hips, and total hip replacement is a clinically successful treatment for end‐stage arthritis patients. Typical hip implants incorporate a cobalt alloy (Co–Cr–Mo) femoral head fixed on a titanium alloy (Ti‐6Al‐4V) femoral stem via a Morse taper junction...

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Autores principales: Balachandran, Shanoob, Zachariah, Zita, Fischer, Alfons, Mayweg, David, Wimmer, Markus A., Raabe, Dierk, Herbig, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7055581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32154080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201903008