Extensive metallosis and necrosis in failed prostheses with cemented titanium-alloy stems and ceramic heads

From the J. Stefan Institute, Orthopaedic Clinic and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and the Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, USAL. Milosev, PhD, Research Associate; A. Minovic, PhD, Student; J. Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia.V. Antolic, MD, Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery; S. Herman, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; V. Pavlovcic, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; University Medical Centre, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zaloska 9, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.A. Cör, MD, Lecturer in Histology; Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Histology and Embryology, Korytkova 2/1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.P. Campbell, PhD, Research Associate; Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopaedic Hospital, 2400 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA.