The microstructure of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 1677-1685

  Farrar, D F ^a   Brain, A A ^a  

^a Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joint replacements; Microscopy; Microstructure; Morphology; UhMWPE

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICS MOLDING;

TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031420828     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(97)00143-9     Document Type: Article

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