Polyethylene wear on the distal tibial insert surface in total knee arthroplasty

Knee

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-228

  Gabriel, Stefan M ^a   Dennis, Douglas A ^b   Honey, Michael J ^a   Scott, Richard D ^c  

^a Johnson and Johnson Prof Inc   (United States)

^b The Center for Musculoskeletal Research   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal surface; Metal backing; Polyethylene wear; Retrieval study; Tibial insert

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0031858115     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(97)10025-4     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Blunn GW, Joshi AB, Lilley PA et al. Polyethylene wear in unicondylar knee prostheses. Acta Orthop Scand 1992;63:247-255.
2. Collier JP, Mayor MB, McNamara JL, Surprenant VA, Jensen RE. Analysis of the failure of 122 polyethylene inserts from uncemented tibial knee components. Clin Orthop 1991;273:232-242.
3. Engh GA, Dwyer KA, Hanes CK. Polyethylene wear of metal-backed tibial components in total and unicompartmental knee prostheses. J Bone Jt Surg Br Vol 1992;74B:9-17.
4. Hood RW, Wright TM, Burstein AH. Retrieval analysis of total knee prosthesis: a method and its application to 48 total condylar prosthesis. J Biomed Mater Res 1983;17:829-842.
5. Jones SMG, Pinder IM, Moran CG, Malcolm AJ. Polyethylene wear in uncemented knee replacements. J Bone Jt Surg Br Vol 1992;74B:18-22.
6. Kilgus DJ, Moreland JR, Finerrnan GAM, Funahashi TT, Tipton JS. Catastrophic wear of tibial polyethylene inserts. Clin Orthop 1991;273:223-231.
7. Landy MM, Walker PS. Wear of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene components of 90 retrieved knee prostheses. J Arthroplasty 1988;8:S73-S85.
8. Rostoker W, Chao EYS, Galante JO. The appearances of wear on polyethylene - a comparison of in vivo and in vitro wear surfaces. J Biomed Mater Res 1978;12:317-335.
9. Wasielewski RC, Galante JO, Leighty RM, Natarajan RN, Rosenberg AG. Wear patterns on retrieved polyethylene tibial inserts and their relationship to technical considerations during total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 1994;299:31-43.
10. Wright TM, Burstein AH, Bartel DL. Retrieval analysis of total joint replacement components: a six-year experience. In: Fraker AC, Griffin CD, editors. Corrosion and degradation of implant materials: Second Symposium ASTM. STP 1985;859:415-428
11. Wright TM, Bartel DL. The problem of surface damage in polyethylene total knee components. Clin Orthop 1986;205:67-74.
12. Wright TM, Rimnac CM, Stulberg SD et al. Wear of polyethylene in total joint replacements: observations from retrieved PCA knee implants. Clin Orthop 1992;275:126-134.
13. Chen PC, Mead EH, Pinto JG, Colwell CW. Polyethylene wear debris in modular acetabular prostheses. Clin Orthop 1995;317:44-56.
14. Gabriel SM, Dennis DA. Effects of metal-backing surface finish and relative motion on wear of the distal polyethylene surface in total knee replacement components. Trans Comb ORS 1995;114.
15. Huk OL, Bansal M, Betts F et al. Polyethylene and metal debris generated by non-articulating surfaces of modular acetabular components. J Bone Jt Surg Br Vol 1994;76B:568-574.
16. Loges PG, Ferguson DE, Batchelder K, Sioshansi P. Reduced UHMWPE debris generation on nonarticulating surfaces of orthopaedic prostheses. Trans 20th Annual Soc Biomat, 1994.
17. Parks NL, Engh GA, Dwyer KA, Topoleski LDT. Micromotion of modular tibial components in total knee arthroplasty. Trans 40th Annual ORS 1994;802.
18. Nusbaum HJ, Rose RM, Paul IL, Crugnola AM, Radin EL. Wear mechanisms for ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene in the total hip prostheses. J Appl Pol Sci 1979;23:777-789.
19. McKellop HA, Campbell P, Park S-H et al. The origin of submicron polyethylene wear debris in total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 1995;311:3-20.