Do SiNx coatings bear the potential to reduce the risk of micromotion in modular taper junctions?
Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2020 Sep;234(9):897-908. doi: 10.1177/0954411920930616. Epub 2020 Jun 7.
Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2020.
PMID: 32507037
Hip prosthesis heads made of CoCr29Mo6 (Aesculap) and Ti6Al4V (Peter Brehm) were assembled (2000 N) to SiNx-coated and uncoated stem tapers made of Ti6Al4V and CoCr29Mo6 (222 combinations, each n = 4). ...Higher micromotion of Ti6Al4V tapers was probably caused by the lowe …
Hip prosthesis heads made of CoCr29Mo6 (Aesculap) and Ti6Al4V (Peter Brehm) were assembled (2000 N) to SiNx-coated and uncoated stem …