A comparative tribological study of the wear of composite cushion cups in a physiological hip joint simulator

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-369

  Bigsby, R J A ^a   Auger, D D ^b   Jin, Z M ^a   Dowson, D ^a   Hardaker, C S ^b   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Synthes Technical Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite cushion bearing; Hip joint simulator; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLYETHYLENES; SURGERY; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE CUSHION BEARING; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

BIOMECHANICS;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032052512     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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