Corrosion in total hip arthroplasty is not a new problem. This includes issues with adverse local tissue reaction (ALTR), head-neck taper corrosion, and trunnion failure. Below are a series of articles that outline the diagnosis, treatment, and science behind corrosion in hip replacement.
- Urish et al. The challenge of corrosion in orthopaedic implants
- Urish & the AAOS Biomedical Engineering Committee. Trunnion corrosion in total hip arthroplasty: Diagnosis and Evaluation
- Urish & the AAOS Biomedical Engineering Committee. Trunnion corrosion in total hip arthroplasty: Clinical Examples
- Urish & the AAOS Biomedical Engineering Committee. Implant Corrosion: Basic Science
- Urish & the AAOS Biomedical Engineering Committee. Implant Corrosion: Types of Corrosion
- Liow MH, Urish KL, Preffer Fl, Nielson GP, Kwon YM. Metal ion levels are not correlated with histopathology of adverse local tissue reactions in taper corrosion of total hip arthroplasty