Trunnion–head stresses in tha: are big heads trouble?

CJ Lavernia, DA Iacobelli, JM Villa, K Jones… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effects of large heads on stresses at the THA trunnion–head junction and their impact
on tribocorrosion/metal ion release remain controversial. A 12/14 3D-model of a stem with …

Navigation and robotics in total hip arthroplasty

AS Wasterlain, JA Buza III, SC Thakkar… - JBJS …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Navigation and Robotics in Total Hip Arthroplasty : JBJS Reviews Navigation and Robotics in
Total Hip Arthroplasty : JBJS Reviews JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org …

Direct in vivo inflammatory cell‐induced corrosion of CoCrMo alloy orthopedic implant surfaces

JL Gilbert, S Sivan, Y Liu, SB Kocagöz… - … Research Part A, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cobalt–chromium–molybdenum (CoCrMo) alloy, used for over five decades in
orthopedic implants, may corrode and release wear debris into the body during use. These …

Mechanical, chemical and biological damage modes within head‐neck tapers of CoCrMo and Ti6Al4V contemporary hip replacements

DJ Hall, R Pourzal, HJ Lundberg… - … Research Part B …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Total hip replacement (THR) failure due to mechanically assisted crevice corrosion within
modular head‐neck taper junctions remains a major concern. Several processes leading to …

Effect of taper design on trunnionosis in metal on polyethylene total hip arthroplasty

SC Tan, MG Teeter, C Del Balso, JL Howard… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study examines how taper design affects corrosion and fretting at the head trunnion
surface. All hip prostheses retrieved between 1999 and 2013 with 28 mm/+ 0 heads were …

Modern trunnions are more flexible: a mechanical analysis of THA taper designs

DA Porter, RM Urban, JJ Jacobs, JL Gilbert… - … and Related Research®, 2014 - Springer
Background There is renewed concern surrounding the potential for corrosion at the
modular head-neck junction to cause early failure in contemporary THAs. Although taper …

Trunnionosis: does head size affect fretting and corrosion in total hip arthroplasty?

C Del Balso, MG Teeter, SC Tan, JL Howard… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Wear and tribocorrosion at the modular head–neck taper interface may be a
cause of failure in metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty (THA). The present …

Does surface topography play a role in taper damage in head-neck modular junctions?

R Pourzal, DJ Hall, NQ Ha, RM Urban… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background There are increasing reports of total hip arthroplasty failure subsequent to
modular taper junction corrosion. The surfaces of tapers are machined to have …

The relation between titanium taper corrosion and cobalt-chromium bearing wear in large-head metal-on-metal total hip prostheses: a retrieval study

F Witt, BH Bosker, NE Bishop, HB Ettema, C Verheyen… - JBJS, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Revision of hip implants due to adverse tissue reactions to metal debris has
been associated with wear and corrosion of the metal-on-metal bearing articulation and the …

Does taper angle clearance influence fretting and corrosion damage at the head–stem interface? A matched cohort retrieval study

SB Kocagöz, RJ Underwood, S Sivan, JL Gilbert… - Seminars in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Previous studies have speculated that modular taper design may have an effect on
corrosion and material loss at the taper surfaces. We present a novel method to measure …