Increased volumetric wear of polyethylene liners with more than 3 years of shelf-life time

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-159

  Puolakka, T J S ^a,b,e   Keranen J T ^b   Juhola, K A ^b   Pajamaki K J J ^a,b,e   Halonen, P J ^a,b,e   Nevalainen, J K ^c   Saikko, V ^d   Lehto, M U K ^e   Jarvinen M ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^e Helsinki University of Technology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM; COBALT; POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM;

ABRASION; ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENE LINER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHELF LIFE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRIC WEAR;

EID: 0038348145     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-003-0454-9     Document Type: Article

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