Contamination of polyethylene cup with polymethyl methacrylate particles: An experimental study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 905-908

  Kesteris, Uldis ^a,b   Carlsson, Lennart ^a,b   Haraldsson, Conny ^a,b   Lausmaa, Jukka ^a,b   Lidgren, Lars ^a,b   Önnerfält, Rolf ^a,b   Wingstrand, Hans ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Polymethyl methacrylate; Third body contamination; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE; ZIRCONIUM; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; HIP PROSTHESIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BONE CEMENTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0034740873     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2001.25554     Document Type: Article

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