Wear of the polyethylene acetabular cup: Metallic and ceramic heads compared in a hip simulator

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 391-402

  Saikko, Vesa O ^a   Paavolainen, Pekka O ^b   Slätis, Pär ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; METAL; POLYETHYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ABRASION; ACETABULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CORROSION; FEMUR HEAD; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP PROSTHESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SIMULATOR; WALKING;

ACETABULUM; ALLOYS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; POLYETHYLENES; STAINLESS STEEL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TITANIUM;

EID: 0027437359     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679308993653     Document Type: Article

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