This 1998 Current Concepts Review by Jacobs, Gilbert, and Urban examines how and why metal orthopaedic implants corrode in the physiologic environment, covering electrochemical theory, alloy-specific corrosion patterns at modular junctions and fixation hardware, local tissue responses to corrosion products, and systemic distribution of metal ions and particles.
This 1998 Current Concepts Review by Jacobs, Gilbert, and Urban examines how and why metal orthopaedic implants corrode in the physiologic environment, covering electrochemical theory, alloy-specific corrosion patterns at modular junctions and fixation hardware, local tissue responses to corrosion products, and systemic distribution of metal ions and particles.