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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Electrocautery Damage"”.
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Iatrogenic Electrocautery Damage and Cellular-Based Corrosion of Total Joint Arthroplasty Biomaterials
… for debate, with some believing it is caused by Electrocautery (EC) damage at the time of surgery and others believing it is caused by inflammatory cells attacking the implant surface. The purpose of this thesis is to identify to what degree Electrocautery damage can alter the implant surface and …
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Cellular Corrosion of CoCrMo Total Knee Implants: Understanding Underlying Mechanisms Through Retrieval Analysis and Simulated Inflammatory Conditions
… in the United States. Recently, a unique type of damage has been investigated in cobalt-chrome (CoCr) implants that remains poorly understood and highly controversial. Originally, it was believed that this damage type was caused by inflammatory cells directly attacking the metal surface, leading …