Wear rate and surface morphology of UHMWPE cups are affected by the serum lubricant concentration in a hip simulation test

Wear

Volumn 255, Issue 7-12, 2003, Pages 1051-1056

  Liao, Y S ^a   McNulty, D ^a   Hanes, M ^a  

^a Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip simulation; Serum lubricant concentration; Surface morphology; UHMWPE wear

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIP PROSTHESES; LUBRICANTS; MORPHOLOGY; SURFACES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ALLOY BALLS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMB; COBALT ALLOY; CONCENTRATION; LUBRICANT; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE; WEAR RATE;

EID: 0041562694     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00183-2     Document Type: Article

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