Wear of the high-density polyethylene socket in total hip arthroplasty and its role in endosteal captation

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

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-118

  Wroblewski, B M ^a  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endosteal cavitation; High density polyethylene wear; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HIP PROSTHESES; ORTHOPEDICS; POLYETHYLENES; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICES; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR); WEAKEST LINKS; WEAR PARTICLES;

ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESES;

ENDOSTEAL CAVITATION; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYPROPYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOLYSIS; PLASTIPORE; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOLYSIS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030634688     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411971534737     Document Type: Article

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