Effect of fabrication method and resin type on performance of tibial bearings

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-151

  Currier, Barbara H ^a   Currier, John H ^a   Collier, John P ^a   Mayor, Michael B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Polyethylene fabrication method; Polyethylene mechanical properties; Polyethylene oxidation; Polyethylene resin; Shelf aging

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; RESIN;

ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; OXIDATION; PROSTHESIS; TIBIA;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034106173     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(2000)53:2<143::AID-JBM3>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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