title: The local effects of metal corrosion in total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Corrosion has long been recognized to occur in total hip arthroplasty, but the local effects of this process have only recently become better understood. This article provides an overview of corrosion at modular junctions, and discusses the various etiologic factors for corrosion and the biologic response to metal debris released from this junction. Algorithms are provided for diagnosis and treatment, in accordance with the best available data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, 130 East 77th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10075, USA. Electronic address: jcooper02@gmail.com.
authors.forename: H John
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003343:Corrosion; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000209:etiology; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008670:Metals
keywords: Adverse local tissue reaction; Corrosion; Metal debris; Modularity; Total hip arthroplasty