Particle size and morphology of UHMWPE wear debris in failed total knee arthroplasties - A comparison between mobile bearing and fixed bearing knees

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1038-1041

  Huang, Chun Hsiung ^a,b   Ho, Fang Yuan ^a   Ma, Hon Ming ^a   Yang, Chan Tsung ^b   Liau, Jiann Jong ^b   Kao, Hung Chan ^a   Young, Tai Horng ^c   Cheng, Cheng Kung ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Light scattering; Osteolysis; Particle size; Polyethylene; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DEBRIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYETHYLENES;

OSTEOLYSIS;

ORTHOPEDICS;

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0036377984     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(02)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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