A biaxial line-contact wear machine for the evaluation of implant bearing materials for total knee joint replacement

Wear

Volumn 225-229, Issue PART II, 1999, Pages 701-707

  Wang, A ^a   Essner, A ^a   Stark, C ^a   Dumbleton, J H ^a  

^a Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial line contact wear machine; Knee joint simulator; Total knee joint replacement; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); JOINT PROSTHESES; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

BIAXIAL LINE CONTACT WEAR MACHINES; KNEE JOINTS;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CONTACT; JOINT; MEDICAL APPLICATION; WEAR TESTING;

EID: 0033490061     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(99)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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