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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
卷 14, 期 1, 页码 79-86出版社
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021557605458
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We surgically retrieved two cobalt(Co)-chromium(Cr)-molybdenum(Mo) and five titanium(Ti)-aluminum(Al)-vanadium(V) alloy knee prostheses from patients because of mechanical failure and pain. We examined the distribution of the small particles which were released from the Co-Cr-Mo and Ti-Al-V alloys using a backscattered scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition we analyzed the metals in the artificial knee joints and the tissues adjacent to them using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). We demonstrated that a myriad of fine particles, produced by the abrasion of both Co-Cr-Mo and Ti-Al-V alloys, accumulated in the synovial cells. As Co-Cr-Mo alloys disintegrate easily in the cells, Co dissolves from the peripheral areas of them, although Cr remains within the cells. In contrast Ti-Al-V alloys are very stable in the synovial cells. From these finding we conclude that the Co-Cr-Mo alloys are hazardous to the body as the alloys release Co which enters the body. In contrast the Ti-Al-V alloys are very stable and are patently safer. Artificial joints, however, are still in considerable need of improvement. (C) 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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