Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion Fatigue

Aim of this project was to study the fretting behaviour of the cemented femoral stem fixation of a total hip prosthesis, trying to capture the loss of contact between the femoral stem and polymetylmethacrilate cement fixation. To have a landmark, studies were performed compared with cementless fixat...

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Main Authors: L. Capitanu, L.-L. Badita, V. Florescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kragujevac 2017-12-01
Series:Tribology in Industry
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Online Access:http://www.tribology.fink.rs/journals/2017/2017-4/2017-4-13.html
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description Aim of this project was to study the fretting behaviour of the cemented femoral stem fixation of a total hip prosthesis, trying to capture the loss of contact between the femoral stem and polymetylmethacrilate cement fixation. To have a landmark, studies were performed compared with cementless fixation, where no fretting phenomenon occurs, on real prostheses, under biological 3D loading conditions. A fatigue test device, installed on a servo-hydraulic triaxial dynamic testing machine was used. It allowed monitoring the flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, inner-outer rotation movements, and the variation of the torsional torque, depending on normal loading. The test ends when the sample does not fail after 2000000 cycles, or when it has reached a predetermined number of cycles. Test fluid medium used was NaCl mixed with distilled water, a favourable environment for appearance of fretting corrosion. After the failure of stem fixation at 2450000 cycles, the mantle of bone cement remaining adherent on femoral stem was removed. Microscopic inspection of the femoral stem and of the inner part of the polymetylmethacrilate mantle demonstrated the existence of corrosion of the femoral stem surface beneath the cement mantle, and Fe2O3 deposits on the femoral stem surface and on the inner part of the mantle.
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spelling doaj.art-81c6590d3f8d48a48b8a29b153d000082022-12-21T18:40:59ZengUniversity of KragujevacTribology in Industry0354-89962217-79652017-12-01394536546Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion FatigueL. Capitanu0L.-L. Badita1V. Florescu2Institute of Solid Mechanics of the Romanian Academy, Constantin Mille Str, no. 15, 1st district, Bucharest, RomaniaNational Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique, Pantelimon Str., no. 6-8, 2nd district, Bucharest, RomaniaUniversity of Civil Engineering, Plevnei Way, no. 59, 5th district, Bucharest, RomaniaAim of this project was to study the fretting behaviour of the cemented femoral stem fixation of a total hip prosthesis, trying to capture the loss of contact between the femoral stem and polymetylmethacrilate cement fixation. To have a landmark, studies were performed compared with cementless fixation, where no fretting phenomenon occurs, on real prostheses, under biological 3D loading conditions. A fatigue test device, installed on a servo-hydraulic triaxial dynamic testing machine was used. It allowed monitoring the flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, inner-outer rotation movements, and the variation of the torsional torque, depending on normal loading. The test ends when the sample does not fail after 2000000 cycles, or when it has reached a predetermined number of cycles. Test fluid medium used was NaCl mixed with distilled water, a favourable environment for appearance of fretting corrosion. After the failure of stem fixation at 2450000 cycles, the mantle of bone cement remaining adherent on femoral stem was removed. Microscopic inspection of the femoral stem and of the inner part of the polymetylmethacrilate mantle demonstrated the existence of corrosion of the femoral stem surface beneath the cement mantle, and Fe2O3 deposits on the femoral stem surface and on the inner part of the mantle.http://www.tribology.fink.rs/journals/2017/2017-4/2017-4-13.htmlHip prosthesisTi6Al4VPolymetylmethacrilateCemented stemFretting fatigue corrosion
spellingShingle L. Capitanu
L.-L. Badita
V. Florescu
Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion Fatigue
Tribology in Industry
Hip prosthesis
Ti6Al4V
Polymetylmethacrilate
Cemented stem
Fretting fatigue corrosion
title Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion Fatigue
title_full Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion Fatigue
title_fullStr Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion Fatigue
title_full_unstemmed Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion Fatigue
title_short Stability Loss of the Cemented Stem of Hip Prosthesis due to Fretting Corrosion Fatigue
title_sort stability loss of the cemented stem of hip prosthesis due to fretting corrosion fatigue
topic Hip prosthesis
Ti6Al4V
Polymetylmethacrilate
Cemented stem
Fretting fatigue corrosion
url http://www.tribology.fink.rs/journals/2017/2017-4/2017-4-13.html
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