Factors contributing to the wear of polyethylene in clinical practice

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

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-57

  Learmonth, I D ^a   Cunningham, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design features; Polyethylene; Review; Total joint replacement; Wear

Indexed keywords

JOINT PROSTHESES; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ARTHROPLASTY; POLYETHYLENES; REVIEWS;

POLYMORPHISM; THREE BODY WEAR;

POLYETHYLENES; JOINT PROSTHESES;

CLINICAL PRACTICES; DESIGN FEATURES; THREE BODY WEAR; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT;

BIOMATERIAL; METAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030631045     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411971534674     Document Type: Article

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