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Mechanically assisted crevice corrosion of the head-neck taper in a large head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty

Taper corrosion of the head-neck junction is a potentially significant and devastating problem facing orthopedic surgeons. We present a case of a 53 year old male who presented for routine follow up for a left, large head, metal on metal total hip arthroplasty five years out. The patient was asympto...

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Published in:Arthroplasty Today
Main Authors: Moskal, Joseph, Stover, Matthew
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4958113/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326383
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2015.03.005
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