Clinical failure caused by corrosion of a vitallium plate. Case report, new testing methods for crevice corrosion, and new techniques for fashioning cobalt chromium alloys to be used in surgical implants.
D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003035:Cobalt / Q000032:analysis; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D003343:Corrosion; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis; D008345:Manganese / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000032:analysis; D009532:Nickel / Q000032:analysis; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012825:Silicon / Q000032:analysis; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
D002858:Chromium Alloys; D002857:Chromium; D003035:Cobalt; D008345:Manganese; D003300:Copper; D009532:Nickel; D008982:Molybdenum; D007501:Iron; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium; D012825:Silicon