A review of the bio-tribology of medical devices

X Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Jin - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Numerous medical devices have been applied for the treatment or alleviation of various
diseases. Tribological issues widely exist in those medical devices and play vital roles in …

A review on the finite element simulation of fretting wear and corrosion in the taper junction of hip replacement implants

M Feyzi, K Fallahnezhad, M Taylor… - Computers in Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Taperosis/trunnionosis is a scientific term for describing tribocorrosion (fretting corrosion) at
the head-neck taper junction of hip implants where two contacting surfaces are undergone …

Complications of total hip arthroplasty

E Tokgöz - Total hip arthroplasty: Medical and biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Despite the worldwide success achieved by total hip arthroplasty (THA), this procedure is
nonetheless associated with a variety of complications that could have deleterious outcomes …

Biomechanics of total hip arthroplasty

E Tokgöz - Total hip arthroplasty: Medical and biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Biomechanics of total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the areas where physiology,
engineering, and physics meet. In this article, we will cover biomechanical impacts of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Tribology of medical devices

ZM Jin, J Zheng, W Li, ZR Zhou - Biosurface and Biotribology, 2016 - Elsevier
Importance of tribology in a number of medical devices and surgical instruments is reviewed,
including artificial joints, artificial teeth, dental implants and orthodontic appliances …

What surgeons need to know about adverse local tissue reaction in total hip arthroplasty

DJ Hall, R Pourzal, JJ Jacobs - The Journal of arthroplasty, 2020 - Elsevier
Adverse local tissue reactions (ALTRs) were first associated with patients with failed metal-
on-metal surface replacements and total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, an increasing …

Trunnionosis in total hip arthroplasty

MC Weiser, CJ Lavernia - JBJS, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Trunnionosis in Total Hip Arthroplasty : JBJS Trunnionosis in Total Hip Arthroplasty : JBJS
JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical Techniques Open Access JOPA …

The gross slip fretting corrosion mechanisms of biomedical ceramic-metal couples

A Fischer, P Telouk, MA Wimmer - Biotribology, 2023 - Elsevier
Fretting corrosion in taper joints is of concern since the mid-1970s. Thus, different metallic
and ceramic material combinations have been tested and used clinically. While the stem is …

Same same but different? 12/14 stem and head tapers in total hip arthroplasty

U Mueller, S Braun, S Schroeder, R Sonntag… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Taper corrosion has been identified to be a major concern in total hip
arthroplasty during the past years. So far, the mechanisms that lead to taper corrosion in …