Unacceptable biodegradation of polyethylene in vivo

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 873-878

  Brach Del Prever, Elena ^a   Crova, Maurizio ^a   Costa, Luigi ^a   Dallera, Alessandro ^a   Camino, Giovanni ^a   Gallinaro, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; FTIR spectroscopy; Oxidation; Prosthetic failure; Total joint replacement; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMATERIALS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); OXIDATION;

BIODEGRADATION INDEX; OXIDATION INDEX; PROSTHETIC FAILURE; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0030152204     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)83282-0     Document Type: Article

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