In vivo UHMWPE biodegradation of retrieved prosthesis

Biomaterials

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1371-1385

  Costa, L ^a   Luda, M P ^a   Trossarelli, L ^a   Brach Del Prever, E M ^a   Crova, M ^a   Gallinaro, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; In vivo ageing; Oxidation; Sterilisation; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BODY FLUIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; OXIDATION; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION; GAMMA RAY STERILIZATION; IN VIVO AGING;

PROSTHETICS;

ACID; ESTER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HYDROPEROXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TIME;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032143159     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(98)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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