The role of polyethylene wear in joint replacement failure

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

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-72

  McGee, M A ^a,b   Howie, D W ^a   Neale, S D ^a   Haynes, D R ^a   Pearcy, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Joint replacement; Loosening; Polyethylene; Prosthesis; Wear

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINTS; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RATS;

ASEPTIC LOOSENING; WEAR PARTICLES; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; JOINT REPLACEMENT; LOOSENING; POLYETHYLENE IMPLANTS; POLYETHYLENE PARTICLES; POLYETHYLENE WEAR; RETRIEVAL ANALYSIS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYETHYLENES; TISSUE; WEAR OF MATERIALS; PROSTHETICS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

EID: 0030630961     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411971534692     Document Type: Article

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