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Ceramic Heads Decrease Metal Release Caused by Head-taper Fretting and Corrosion

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2016

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Sevi B. Kocagöz, Richard Underwood, Daniel W. MacDonald, Jeremy L. Gilbert, Steven M. Kurtz
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Abstract

We found that ceramic femoral heads may be an effective means by which to reduce metal release caused by taper fretting and corrosion at the head bore-stem cone modular interface in THAs.

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