Development of an extremely wear-resistant ultra high molecular weight polyethylene for total hip replacements

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-167

  McKellop, Harry ^a,b,c   Shen, Fu Wen ^a   Lu, Bin ^a   Campbell, Patricia ^c   Salovey, Ronald ^b  

^a J Vernon Luck   (United States)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

^c JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CROSSLINKING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; OXIDATION; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

OSTEOLYSIS; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS;

HIP PROSTHESES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; HEATING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSTEOLYSIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032927112     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100170203     Document Type: Article

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