The use of high-dose irradiated and melt-treated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in total knee replacement to decrease the incidence of delamination and wear debris generation

Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 338-343

  Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b   Deluzio, Kevin ^a,b   Rubash, Harry E ^a,b   Harris, William H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; POLYETHYLENE;

CROSS LINKING; DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENCE; IONIZING RADIATION; KNEE FUNCTION; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSTEOLYSIS; OXIDATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIATION DOSE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SIMULATOR; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0036823087     PISSN: 10454527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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