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ReviewThe Journal of arthroplasty2018

What Factors Drive Taper Corrosion?

Robin Pourzal, Hannah J Lundberg, Deborah J Hall, Joshua J Jacobs

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Review in The Journal of arthroplasty, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Effect of Implant Size on Fretting Currents of Acetabular Cup-Liner Tapers During in Vitro Cyclic Loading.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025
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  14. Do total shoulder arthroplasty implants corrode?Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2022
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  15. Hip implant modular junction: The role of CoCrMo alloy microstructure on fretting-corrosion.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2022
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  16. In vitro testing for hip head-neck taper tribocorrosion: A review of experimental methods.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Robin PourzalDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Hannah J LundbergDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Deborah J HallDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Joshua J JacobsDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Funding

Corrosion Induced Hip Implant Failure: Synergistic Interactions of Patient, Material, Design, and Surgical FactorsR01AR070181 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI LUNDBERG, HANNAH JEAN, MATHEW, MATHEW THOPPIL · 2016 to 2020
$2.3M
Preventing Total Hip Modular Junction Fretting through Optimal Surface TopographyR03AR066829 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI LUNDBERG, HANNAH JEAN · 2015 to 2017
$233k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR070181NIAMS NIH HHS R03 AR066829
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adverse local tissue reactions to corrosion products can lead to total hip arthroplasty failure. Although this problem has been well known for more than 25 years, it has seemingly increased in frequency over the recent years. The occurrence of corrosion is multifactorial-depending on implant, patient, and surgeon factors. As of now, there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution to prevent corrosion in total hip arthroplasty devices. Thus, it is imperative to fully understand the exact mechanisms of modular junction corrosion to prevent premature implant failure. This review highlights a few key concepts that need to be explored to minimize the impact of corrosion. The key concepts include (1) the prevention of micromotion, (2) the role of implant alloy metallurgy in the corrosion process, (3) the in vivo generation of a corrosive environment, and (4) potential unanticipated problems.

Indexed as

Prosthesis FailureAlloysArthroplasty, Replacement, HipCorrosionHip ProsthesisHumansMaterials TestingMovementProsthesis DesignAlloysadverse tissue reactionscorrosionfrettingmodular junctiontapertotal hip arthroplasty

Identifiers

PMID29705684
PMCPMC6103829

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