Publications by authors named "Robert K Whittaker"

13Publications

Fretting and Corrosion Between a Metal Shell and Metal Liner May Explain the High Rate of Failure of R3 Modular Metal-on-Metal Hips.

Authors:
Kevin C Ilo Emma J Derby Robert K Whittaker Gordon W Blunn John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Arthroplasty 2017 05 22;32(5):1679-1683. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom.

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May 2017

Analysing a mechanism of failure in retrieved magnetically controlled spinal rods.

Authors:
Vasiliki C Panagiotopoulou Stewart K Tucker Robert K Whittaker Harry S Hothi Johann Henckel Julian J H Leong Thomas Ember John A Skinner Alister J Hart

Eur Spine J 2017 06 19;26(6):1699-1710. Epub 2017 Jan 19.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, University College London, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.

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June 2017

Clinical significance of corrosion of cemented femoral stems in metal-on-metal hips: a retrieval study.

Authors:
Harry S Hothi Reshid Berber Andreas C Panagiotopoulos Robert K Whittaker Camilla Rhead John A Skinner Alister J Hart

Int Orthop 2016 Nov 25;40(11):2247-2254. Epub 2016 Jan 25.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.

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November 2016

Variation in taper surface roughness for a single design effects the wear rate in total hip arthroplasty.

Authors:
Robert K Whittaker Harry S Hothi Antti Eskelinen Gordon W Blunn John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Orthop Res 2017 08 25;35(8):1784-1792. Epub 2016 Oct 25.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, London, HA7 4LP, United Kingdom.

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August 2017

Clinical Cold Welding of the Modular Total Hip Arthroplasty Prosthesis.

Authors:
Robert K Whittaker Ahmed M Zaghloul Harry S Hothi Imran A Siddiqui Gordon W Blunn John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Arthroplasty 2017 02 10;32(2):610-615. Epub 2016 Aug 10.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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February 2017

Damage Patterns at the Head-Stem Taper Junction Helps Understand the Mechanisms of Material Loss.

Authors:
Harry S Hothi Andreas C Panagiotopoulos Robert K Whittaker Paul J Bills Rebecca A McMillan John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Arthroplasty 2017 01 7;32(1):291-295. Epub 2016 Jul 7.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.

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January 2017

The Relationship Between Cobalt/Chromium Ratios and the High Prevalence of Head-Stem Junction Corrosion in Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Authors:
Harry S Hothi Reshid Berber Robert K Whittaker Gordon W Blunn John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Arthroplasty 2016 05 26;31(5):1123-7. Epub 2015 Nov 26.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.

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May 2016

Clinical relevance of corrosion patterns attributed to inflammatory cell-induced corrosion: A retrieval study.

Authors:
Anna Di Laura Harry S Hothi Jay M Meswania Robert K Whittaker Danielle de Villiers Jozef Zustin Gordon W Blunn John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2017 01 6;105(1):155-164. Epub 2015 Oct 6.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.

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January 2017

Detailed inspection of metal implants.

Authors:
Harry S Hothi Reshid Berber Robert K Whittaker Paul J Bills John A Skinner Alister J Hart

Hip Int 2015 May-Jun;25(3):227-31. Epub 2015 Apr 24.

1 Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, Stanmore - UK.

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March 2016

Corrosion of Metal Modular Cup Liners.

Authors:
Harry S Hothi Kevin Ilo Robert K Whittaker Antti Eskelinen John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Arthroplasty 2015 Sep 31;30(9):1652-6. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.

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September 2015

Influence of stem type on material loss at the metal-on-metal pinnacle taper junction.

Authors:
Harry S Hothi Robert K Whittaker Jay M Meswania Gordon W Blunn John A Skinner Alister J Hart

Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2015 Jan;229(1):91-7

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK.

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January 2015

Component size mismatch of metal on metal hip arthroplasty: an avoidable never event.

Authors:
Robert K Whittaker Adam Hexter Harry S Hothi Anna Panagiotidou Paul J Bills John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Arthroplasty 2014 Aug 13;29(8):1629-34. Epub 2014 Mar 13.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.

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August 2014

The reliability of a scoring system for corrosion and fretting, and its relationship to material loss of tapered, modular junctions of retrieved hip implants.

Authors:
Harry S Hothi Ashley K Matthies Reshid Berber Robert K Whittaker John A Skinner Alister J Hart

J Arthroplasty 2014 Jun 10;29(6):1313-7. Epub 2013 Dec 10.

Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.

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June 2014