Abstract
Surface deterioration of a retrieved zirconia ceramic femoral head after total hip arthroplasty has been studied on a microscopic level by means of Raman spectroscopic techniques. Two kinds of microscopic quantitative information could be achieved: (i) tetragonal-to-monoclinic phase transformation maps were collected with a micrometer spatial resolution on selected areas of the femoral head; and, (ii) the associated residual stresses stored within the tetragonal phase were also mapped. A clear correlation was found between the degree of phase transformation and the residual stress magnitude, which was in turn related to impingement of the titanium metal backing of the cup on the ball.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 777-780 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
| Volume | 240-242 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine; The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: Dec 4 2002 → Dec 8 2002 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering