The wear of cross-linked polyethylene against itself

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Joyce, T J ^a   Ash, H E ^a   Unsworth, A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross linked polyethylene; Finger prosthesis; Wear

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CROSSLINKING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); JOINT PROSTHESES; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SIMULATORS; SURFACES; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE; FINGER FUNCTION SIMULATOR; METALLIC COUNTERFACE; SURFACE REPLACEMENT FINGER JOINT;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0029693722     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_386_02     Document Type: Article

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