Investigation into the tribological condition of acetabular tissue after bipolar joint replacement hip surgery

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

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 361-370

  Pickard, J ^a   Fisher, J ^a   Ingham, E ^b   Egan, J ^c   Hallctt, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b E Tech Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSION TESTING; FRICTION; STRESS ANALYSIS; TORQUE; TRIBOLOGY; COMPACTION; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PROSTHETICS; SURGERY;

ACETABULAR TISSUES; CONTACT STRESSES; PROTEOGYLAN; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; COLLAGEN STRUCTURE; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL TORQUE; JOINT REPLACEMENT; TISSUE ARCHITECTURE; TRIBOLOGICAL CONDITIONS;

HIP PROSTHESES; TISSUE;

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; STATISTICS;

ACETABULUM; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0033698490     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411001535408     Document Type: Article

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