An Evaluation of Retrieved UHMWPE Hip Joint Cups

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 33-51

  Kurth, M ^a   Eyerer, P ^a   Ascherl, R ^b   Dittel, K ^c   Holz, U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b County Hospital ^*  (Germany)

^c MARIENHOSPITAL STUTTGART   (Germany)

^d KATHARINENHOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

clinical long term behaviour; Hip joint; oxidative degradation; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME;

HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0024051563     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: 15308022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088532828800300102     Document Type: Article

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