Ceramic Bearings with Titanium Adapter Sleeves Implanted During Revision Hip Arthroplasty Show Minimal Fretting or Corrosion: a Retrieval Analysis

BackgroundThe BIOLOX® option system, consisting of a BIOLOX® delta ceramic femoral head with a titanium alloy adapter sleeve, is being increasingly utilized in revision hip arthroplasty. The sleeve protects the ceramic head from fracture and improper motion about the stem trunnion when a damaged trunnion is encountered at revision surgery. Corrosion and fretting due to metal-metal contact at the taper region of hip prosthesis create the...