Head penetration into Hylamer acetabular liner sterilized by gamma irradiation in air and in a nitrogen atmosphere

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 463-470

  Yamauchi, Ken Ichi ^a   Hasegawa, Yukiharu ^a   Iwasada, Seiki ^a   Sakano, Shinji ^a   Kitamura, Shinji ^a   Warashina, Hideki ^a   Iwata, Hisashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cementless total hip arthroplasty; Gamma sterilization; Head penetration rate; Hylamer; Osteolysis; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; OXIDATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0034987572     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2001.22268     Document Type: Article

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