Birefringent studies of polyethylene wear specimens and acetabular cups

Wear

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 391-402

  Cooper, J R ^a   Dowson, D ^a   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; JOINTS; POLYETHYLENE; WEAR;

LIGHT--BIREFRINGENCE; MATERIALS TESTING--WEAR; PROSTHETICS--HIP PROSTHESES; STRAIN--ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS--FRICTION;

ACETABULAR CUP TESTING; HIP JOINT SIMULATOR TESTS; POLYETHYLENE WEAR TESTING; RESIDUAL STRAIN ANALYSIS; SLIDING WEAR TESTING; WORN SURFACE BIREFRINGENCE;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0026360712     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1648(91)90264-U     Document Type: Article

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