Open AccessIs There Material Loss at the Backside Taper in Modular CoCr Acetabular Liners?
Author(s) -
Matthias T. Agne,
Richard Underwood,
Sevi Kocagöz,
Daniel W. MacDonald,
Judd Day,
Javad Parvızı,
Matthew J. Kraay,
Michael A. Mont,
Gregg R. Klein,
Harold E. Cates,
Steven M. Kurtz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3982-2
Subject(s) - medicine , prosthesis design , modular design , acetabulum , orthopedic surgery , orthodontics , surgery , dentistry , prosthesis , computer science , operating system
Metal wear and corrosion products generated by hip replacements have been linked to adverse local tissue reactions. Recent investigations of the stem/head taper junction have identified this modular interface as another possible source of metal debris; however, little is known regarding other modular metallic interfaces, their ability to produce metal debris, and possibly to provide insight in the mechanisms that produce metal debris.