Wear of polyethylene in artificial knee joints

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 399-405

  Fisher, J ^a   McEwen, H M J ^a   Barnett, P I ^a   Bell, C J ^a   Stewart, T D ^a   Stone, M H ^b   Ingham, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRADATION; KINEMATICS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OSTEOLYSIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035743211     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuor.2001.0190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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