Corrosion of Metal Orthopaedic Implants*

J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1998 · Classic · cited 962 times

Joshua J. Jacobs, Jeremy L. Gilbert, Robert M. Urban

General Orthopaedics

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis classic paper addresses the mechanisms and clinical implications of corrosion in metal orthopaedic implants.
Abstract, as published

JACOBS, JOSHUA J. M.D.†; GILBERT, JEREMY L. PH.D.‡; URBAN, ROBERT M. †, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Author Information

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