Wear of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene components of 90 retrieved knee prostheses

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 3, Issue , 1988, Pages S73-S85

  Landy, Margaret M ^a,b,c   Walker, Peter S ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Veteran's Administration   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

polyethylene components; total knee arthroplasty; wear

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023697318     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(88)80013-5     Document Type: Article

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