2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2017.06.005
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Fatigue fracture of a cemented Omnifit CoCr femoral stem: implant and failure analysis

Abstract: A cemented, cast CoCr alloy, Omnifit Plus femoral stem was retrieved following mid-stem fracture after 24 years in vivo. The patient was an active 55-year-old male with a high body mass index (31.3) and no traumatic incidents before stem fracture. Fractographic and fatigue-based failure analyses were performed to illuminate the etiology of fracture and retrospectively predict the device lifetime. The fracture surfaces show evidence of a coarse grain microstructure, intergranular fracture, and regions of porosi… Show more

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“…The stem head and stem rod are modeled as an elastic-plastic material. Based on previous research, there are 3 material's options used in this study, Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V), Cobalt-Chrome alloy (Co-Cr), and Stainless Steel 316L (SS 316L) [4], [6]- [8], [14], [15], [17]- [21]. Table 1 show the properties of the material that used in the analysis.…”
Section: Materials Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The stem head and stem rod are modeled as an elastic-plastic material. Based on previous research, there are 3 material's options used in this study, Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V), Cobalt-Chrome alloy (Co-Cr), and Stainless Steel 316L (SS 316L) [4], [6]- [8], [14], [15], [17]- [21]. Table 1 show the properties of the material that used in the analysis.…”
Section: Materials Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…7,8 This report provides detailed proof of the serious risks associated with not considering these relationships, particularly for fatigue crack initiation in real applications, in this case, an aeroengine fan hub failure of Ti6Al4V alloy, not previously considered susceptible to facet fatigue. CoCr alloys are employed in the medical device industry for a number of important applications, including cardiovascular stents 9 and orthopedic hip implants, 10,11 where design against premature fatigue failure is of critical importance. In recent years, major advances in microstructural imaging, including electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), have enabled accurate visual characterization of grain structures and their orientation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%