CoCrMo metal release in metal ‐on‐highly crosslinked polyethylene hip implants

This study provides strong evidence that tribocorrosion at the articulating surfaces in MoP hip implants could result in significant metal release. This inf ormation should be taken into account when studying the mechanisms of ALTRs and developing strategies of preventing metal release in total hip replacements.

Source: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials - August 18, 2019 Category: Materials Science Authors: Qiong Wang, Felipe Eltit, Donald Garbuz, Clive Duncan, Bassam Masri, Nelson Greidanus, Rizhi Wang Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research