Surface topography of retrieved PCA acetabular liners: Proposal of a novel wear mechanism

Journal of Materials Science Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1085-1088

  Elfick, A P ^a   Hall, R M ^a   Unsworth, A ^a   Pinder, I M ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TEXTURES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ACETABULAR LINERS; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; OSTEOLYSIS; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT;

HIP PROSTHESES;

EID: 0032108310     PISSN: 02618028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006623830833     Document Type: Article

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