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[boston745]

Isnt galvanic corrosion a result of a metal femoral head that is dissimilar to the femoral stem? The corrosion is usually at the neck where the two metals meet.

Femoral stems can and do corrode btw.

[boston745]

The whole reason industry went to a modular design was:

Modularity in total hip arthroplasty provides multiple benefits to the surgeon in restoring the appropriate alignment and position to a previously damaged hip joint.

The answer to the fretting/corrosion problem is not to return to the 1 piece design.