Tribotesting of tibial bearings of knee prostheses

Tribology Series

Volumn 39, Issue , 2001, Pages 371-379

  Kennedy, F E ^a   Currier, J H ^a   Wong, B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FATIGUE; GRAVIMETRY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LONGEVITY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSCILLATION; SIMULATION; VOLUMETRY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0035785378     PISSN: 01678922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8922(01)80122-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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