Analysis of products diffused into UHMWPE prosthetic components in vivo

Biomaterials

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 307-315

  Costa, L ^a   Bracco, P ^a   Brach Del Prever, E ^a   Luda, M P ^a   Trossarelli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diffusion; Synovial liquid; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CYCLOHEXANE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE; SQUALENE;

ADSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

DIFFUSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

SYNOVIAL LIQUIDS;

HIP PROSTHESES;

EID: 0035864330     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(00)00182-4     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Physical and chemical features of the synovial fluid
2. Synovial fluid lipid in normal individuals and patients with rheumatoid arthritis
3. Special aspects of synovial analysis
4. Challenge to the concept that UHMWPE acetabular components oxidise in vivo
5. Analysis of polyethylene wear debris using micro-Raman spectroscopy: A report on the presence of β-carotene
6. Unacceptable biodegradation of polyethylene in vivo
7. In vivo UHMWPE biodegradation of retrieved prosthesis
8. The diffusion of long-chain molecules through bulk polyethylene
9. Physical phenomena in the oxidation and stabilisation of polymers
10. A thermodynamic method of predicting the transport of steroid in polymer matrices
11. The mechanism of biodegradation of polyethylene
12. Gamma-, photo-, and thermally-initiated oxidation of linear low density polyethylene: A quantitative comparison of oxidation products
13. A pyrolysis-derivatisation-gas chromotography tecnique for the structural elucidation of some synthetic polymers
14. Oxidation in orthopaedic UHMWPE sterilised by gamma-radiation and ethylene oxide
15. Oxidation of UHMWPE during sterilisation by γ and β ray
16. A rapid method simple pyrolysis derivatisation gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for profiling of fatty acids in trace quantities of lipids
17. Proteins bound to polyethylene components in patients who have aseptic loosening after total joint arthroplasty
18. UHMWPE through the control of sterilisation dose and atmosphere
19. Wear testing of materials and surfaces for total knee replacement
20. The importance of multiderectional motion on the wear of polyethylene
21. Role of cycle plastic deformation in the wear of UHMWPE acetabular cups
22. Standard guide for gravimetric wear assessment of prosthetic hip designs in simulator devices
23. Standard guide for gravimetric wear assessment of prosthetic knee designs in simulator devices