Advances in the processing, sterilization, and crosslinking of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for total joint arthroplasty

Biomaterials

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 1659-1688

  Kurtz, Steven M ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^b   Evans, Mark ^c   Edidin, Avram A ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MediTECH Medical Polymers   (United States)

^d STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Carbon fiber reinforced UHMWPE; Conversion; Crosslinking; Degradation; Hylamer(TM); Manufacturing; Mechanical behavior; Morphology; Oxidation; Poly II(TM); Processing; Replacement; Resin; Sterilization; Total joint; UHMWPE; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; Wear

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; JOINT PROSTHESES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); STERILIZATION (CLEANING); WEAR OF MATERIALS;

JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; OSTEOTOMY; SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

CARBON FIBER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; RESIN;

ARTHROPLASTY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRENGTH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032775639     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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