Stop-dwell-start motion: A novel simulator protocol for the wear of metal-on-metal hip implants

Tribology Series

Volumn 40, Issue , 2002, Pages 367-376

  Roter, G E ^a   Medley, J B ^a   Bobyn, J D ^b   Krygier, J J ^b   Chan, F W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORROSION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; METAL IMPLANTATION; MOTION; SIMULATOR; WALKING;

EID: 0036909674     PISSN: 01678922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8922(02)80041-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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