Complications of wire mesh in acetabular reconstruction.
Stainless steel wire mesh has been used for many years to reinforce acetabular cement. A case has been seen in which considerable corrosion and disintegration of the mesh were noted, with gross metallosis of the surrounding tissues. It is postulated that galvanic corrosion occurred between the stainless steel mesh and the cobalt chrome femoral prosthesis.
Cameron
H U
HU
University of Toronto, Canada.
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003343:Corrosion; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*
D001843:Bone Cements; D002858:Chromium Alloys