Can a total knee replacement prosthesis be made entirely of polymers?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 388-395

  Moore, D J ^a   Freeman, M A R ^b,d   Revell, P A ^c   Bradley, G W ^d   Tuke, M ^e  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Finsbury Instruments ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Finsbury Instruments   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All polymeric TKR; Long term follow up; Polyacetal; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

COBALT CHROME; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYACETAL; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0031838759     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90003-1     Document Type: Article

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