Quantitative characterization of polyethylene debris isolated from periprosthetic tissue in early failure knee implants and early and late failure charnley hip implants

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 415-420

  Howling, Graeme I ^a,b   Barnett, Petra I ^a   Tipper, Joanne L ^a   Stone, Martin H ^b   Fisher, John ^a   Ingham, Eileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip; Knee; Total joint arthroplasty; UHMWPE; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEBRIS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MICROMETERS; TISSUE;

WEAR DEBRIS;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUMETRY;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 0034947632     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1036     Document Type: Article

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