Fatigue strength of polyethylene after sterilization by gamma irradiation or ethylene oxide

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 333, Issue , 1996, Pages 87-95

  Ries, Michael D ^a,d   Weaver, Kevin ^b   Rose, Robert M ^c   Gunther, Janelle ^c   Sauer, Will ^b   Beals, Neil ^b  

^a BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; JOINT PROSTHESIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030454582     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199612000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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