A tribological study of UHMWPE acetabular cups and polyurethane compliant layer acetabular cups

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 710-716

  Smith, S L ^a   Ash, H E ^a   Unsworth, A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetabular cups; Hip; Polyurethane; Simulator; Tribology; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; CREEP; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ACETABULAR CUPS; WEAR TESTING;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP SURGERY; LOADING TEST; TEMPERATURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033651970     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(2000)53:6<710::AID-JBM14>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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