A tribological study of cobalt chromium molybdenum alloys used in metal-on-metal resurfacing hip arthroplasty

Wear

Volumn 255, Issue 7-12, 2003, Pages 999-1006

  Cawley, J ^a   Metcalf, J E P ^a   Jones, A H ^a   Band, T J ^b   Skupien, D S ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Midland Medical Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Doncaster Centaur Precision Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasive wear; CoCrMo; Heat treatment; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; COBALT COMPOUNDS; HEAT TREATMENT; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); TRIBOLOGY;

HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

SURGERY;

ABRASIVE WEAR; COBALT ALLOY; HEAT TREATMENT; MEDICAL APPLICATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0042021516     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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