Published May 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Application of synchrotron radiation in investigation of metal-ion release from a hip replacement prosthesis

  • 1. Kyoto Univ., Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto (Japan)
  • 2. Rikshospitalet, Senter for Orthopedi, Oslo (Norway)
  • 3. Univ. of Gothenburg, Inst. for Surgical Sciences (Sweden)
  • 4. Ritsumeikan Univ., SR Center, Shiga (Japan)

Description

The aim of the present study was to measure very low concentrations of Al, V,Fe, Cr and other metal elements in a matrix of P, S, Cl, Ca and other constituent elements of the human body. These metal elements were released from a failed total hip replacement prosthesis into the surrounding tissues. The experimental results have been compared with those from proton-induced X-ray emissionspectro scopy of the same specimen

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
pt.3
Journal Page Range
p. 1136-1138
ISSN
0909-0495

Conference

Title
6. International conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation
Acronym
SRI '97
Dates
4-8 Aug 1997
Place
Himeji (Japan)

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