ISBN-13: 9781608765812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 132 str.
Load bearing implants such as hip joints, knee joints and bone plates etcetera are prone to failure from the conjoint effect of wear, fretting and corrosion from the movement of body. Modular junctions of hip implants consist of ball on a shaft which is under sliding conditions during body movements like walking etcetera.