Safety and efficacy of ethylene oxide sterilized polyethylene in total knee arthroplasty

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 331, Issue , 1996, Pages 159-163

  Ries, Michael D ^a   Weaver, Kevin ^b   Beals, Neil ^b  

^a BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BONE STRESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANT; INOCULATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METAL IMPLANTATION; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0029999567     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199610000-00022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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