A review of metallic, ceramic and surface-treated metals used for bearing surfaces in human joint replacements

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-135

  Dcarnley, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Alumina; Arthroplasty; Ceramics; Co cr mo; Coating; CVD; DLC; Hardness; HIP; Joint replacements; Materials review; Nitriding; Ortron 90; Oxygen diffusion hardening; PVD; Scratch test; Surface engineering; THR; Titanium alloys; Titanium nitride; TKR; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; COBALT; METAL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOY (TIAL6V4);

CERAMICS; CORROSION; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; NOMENCLATURE; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ALLOYS; CERAMICS; COBALT; CORROSION; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TERMINOLOGY; TITANIUM; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ADHESION; ALUMINA; ARTHROPLASTY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATINGS; CORROSION; DESIGN; DIFFUSION COATINGS; HARDNESS; HIP PROSTHESES; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KNEE PROSTHESES; MANUFACTURE; MATERIALS TESTING; NITRIDING; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; STANDARDS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; ZIRCONIA;

CERAMICS; DLC; JOINT REPLACEMENT; ORTRON 90; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; SCRATCH TEST; SURFACE ENGINEERING; THR; TKR;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

EID: 0032605637     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411991534843     Document Type: Article

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