title: Comparison of the electrochemical properties of various orthopedic porous metals.
abstract: The electrochemical properties of various porous metal coatings used in reconstructive orthopedic prosthetics were examined. Potentiodynamic corrosion testing was used to evaluate the behavior of the following porous metals; CSTi on Cast CoCr, CSTi on Ti-6Al-4V, CoCr beads on Cast CoCr, CoCr beads on Ti-6Al-4V, CP Ti beads on Cast CoCr, and CP Ti beads on Ti-6Al-4V. Analysis of the resultant corrosion scans showed that these materials behave similarly to one another. No corrosion-related anomalies were noted.
authors.affiliation: Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc., Austin, Texas 78752.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Chowdhary
mesh_terms: D003343:Corrosion; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D011199:Potentiometry; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000592:standards*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical
chemical_list: D008670:Metals