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SUBMITTER: Canham CD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5712034 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroplasty today 20170415 4
This report describes a case of mechanically assisted crevice corrosion and secondary adverse local tissue reaction in a patient following a total hip arthroplasty, utilizing a modular neck (bi-modular) femoral component. Radiographic evaluation demonstrated a well-positioned, stable, cementless arthroplasty. Upon further evaluation, the patient had elevated serum cobalt and chromium levels, and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a periprosthetic pseudotumor. Corrosion of both the neck-stem ...[more]