Stretched polyethylene (UHMWPE) - A new material modification that reduces wear in total knee arthroplasty;Verstrecktes polyethylen (UHMWPE) - Eine neue werkstoffmodifikation zur abriebsminimierung beim künstlichen kniegelenksersatz

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 338-342

  Wirtz, D Ch ^a   Schopphoff, E ^a   Weichert, D ^a   Niethard, F U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knee arthroplasty; Polyethylene; Polymer stretching; Wear

Indexed keywords

LOAD TESTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ROLLING; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ARTHROPLASTY;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRETCHING; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0035666903     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2001.46.12.338     Document Type: Article

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