Evaluation of a hip joint simulator

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

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 469-473

  Smith, S L ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip simulators; PTFE; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; VITALLIUM;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS;

ACETABULUM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR HEAD; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; VITALLIUM;

EID: 0033256660     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411991535077     Document Type: Article

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