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Potentiodynamic Corrosion Testing
Published on: September 4, 2016
Bead debonding from a modern cementless total hip femoral component with concomitant taper corrosion
Adam I Edelstein1, Duy L Phan2, Scott M Sporer2,3
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract:
We report a case of bead shedding from a cylindrical extensively porous-coated cementless femoral component with concomitant taper corrosion at the modular head-neck junction of a metal-on-polyethylene total hip prosthesis. The patient presented with chronic thigh pain 4 years after primary total hip arthroplasty, and radiographs revealed significant osteolysis and metallic debris around the femoral stem. Intraoperatively, the patient had a grossly loose femoral component with debonding of sintered beads from the femoral stem, as well as evidence of taper corrosion. We identify a failure of a modern beaded femoral component in conjunction with taper corrosion.
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