Alumina femoral head fracture: An in vitro study

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 256-260

  Affatato, Saverio ^a   Ghisolfi, E ^b   Cacciari, G L ^a   Toni, A ^a,c  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SS Bis Giovi Km 15   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alumina fracture; Destructive analysis; Fractures on hip simulator; In vitro test; Non destructive analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FRACTURE; POLYETHYLENES; SIMULATORS;

ACETABULAR CUP; ALUMINA FRACTURE; CERAMIC BALLS; CERAMIC FEMORAL HEADS; DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; FEMORAL HEADS; FRACTURE ON HIP SIMULATOR; HIP SIMULATORS; IN-VITRO TESTS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CERAMICS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD PROSTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; SIMULATOR;

EID: 0034083375     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880002300408     Document Type: Article

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