Analysis of debris from brushing the femoral canal with a plastic brush-a potential cause of loosening in total hip replacement

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

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 503-506

  Germain, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debris; Loosening; Particles; Total hip replacement

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMUR; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING;

EID: 0033251203     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411991535112     Document Type: Article

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