Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Materials Science and Engineering
First Advisor's Name
William Kinzy Jones
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Benjamin Boesl
Second Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Member
Third Advisor's Name
Norman Munroe
Third Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Member
Keywords
Total Hip Prosthesis, Cobalt-Chrome, Ti-6al-4v, Biomaterials, Corrosion, Metallosis
Date of Defense
4-16-2015
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of corrosion and fretting in 48 retrieved titanium-6aluminum-4vanadium and/or cobalt-chromium-molybdenum modular total hip prosthesis with respect to alloy material microstructure and design parameters. The results revealed vastly different performance results for the wide array of microstructures examined. Severe corrosion/fretting was seen in 100% of as-cast, 24% of low carbon wrought, 9% of high carbon wrought and 5% of solution heat treated cobalt-chrome. Severe corrosion/fretting was observed in 60% of Ti-6Al-4V components. Design features which allow for fluid entry and stagnation, amplification of contact pressure and/or increased micromotion were also shown to play a role. 75% of prosthesis with high femoral head-trunnion offset exhibited poor performance compared to 15% with a low offset. Large femoral heads (>32mm) did not exhibit poor corrosion or fretting. Implantation time was not sufficient to cause poor performance; 54% of prosthesis with greater than 10 years in-vivo demonstrated none or mild corrosion/fretting.
Identifier
FI15032195
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez, Jose Luis Jr, "In-Vivo Corrosion and Fretting of Modular TI-6AL-4V/CO-CR-MO Hip Prostheses: The Influence of Microstructure and Design Parameters" (2015). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1756.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1756
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