Corrosion of the Head-Stem Taper Junction-Are We on the Verge of an Epidemic?: Review Article.

Michael M MorlockDennis BünteJulian GührsNicholas Bishop
Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2016)
No, this is not the beginning of an epidemic. It is rather the consequence of disregarding known mechanical and electrochemical relationships, which in combination have recently caused a more frequent occurrence-and mainly reporting-of corrosion issues.