The role of counterface imperfections in the wear of polyethylene

Wear

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 277-293

  Dowson, D ^a   Taheri, S ^a   Wallbridge, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - ORTHOPEDICS; MATERIALS TESTING - WEAR; PROSTHETICS - HIP PROSTHESES;

ACETABULAR CUPS; POLYETHYLENE WEAR RATE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS COMPONENTS; UHMWPE;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0023425006     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1648(87)90036-6     Document Type: Article

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