Polyethylene damage in total knees and use of highly crosslinked polyethylene

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 7-13

  Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a   Mark, Arthur ^b   Vittetoe, David A ^b   Harris, William H ^b   Rubash, Harry E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ABRASION; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; FATIGUE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RADIATION STERILIZATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OSTEOLYSIS; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0037268741     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200300001-00003     Document Type: Article

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