Comparative study of the wear of UHMWPE with zirconia ceramic and stainless steel femoral heads in artificial hip joints

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 229-236

  Derbyshire, B ^a   Fisher, J ^c   Dowson, D ^a   Hardaker, C ^b   Brummitt, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Synthes Technical Center   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

ceramic; hip prosthesis; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); JOINTS (ANATOMY); MECHANICAL TESTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ZIRCONIA;

ACETABULAR CUP; FEMORAL HEAD; HIP JOINT SIMULATOR TEST; PIN ON PLATE RECIPROCATOR;

HIP PROSTHESES;

STAINLESS STEEL;

BIOMECHANICS; CERAMICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CERAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0028439173     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4533(94)90042-6     Document Type: Article

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