Comparison of the properties of annealed crosslinked (Crossfire™) and conventional polyethylene as hip bearing materials

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 17-26

  Kurtz, Steve M ^a   Manley, Michael ^b,d   Wang, Aiguo ^b   Taylor, Scott ^b,c   Dumbleton, John ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Howmedica Osteonics Corp   (United States)

^c Howmedica Osteonics   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BONE; CROSSLINKING; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES;

MELT IRRADIATION TECHNOLOGY;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

POLYETHYLENE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS LINKING; HEAT TREATMENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FREE RADICALS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0038377243     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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