Long-term in vivo wear performance of porous-coated acetabular components sterilized with gamma irradiation in air or ethylene oxide

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 546-552

  Orishimo, Karl F ^a   Hopper Jr , Robert H ^b   Engh, Charles A ^b  

^a ANDERSON ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Long term clinical outcome; Polyethylene wear; Time dependent changes; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULOPLASTY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CROSS LINKING; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0042423369     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00147-5     Document Type: Article

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