Tribochemical reaction on metal-on-metal hip joint bearings A comparison between in-vitro and in-vivo results

Wear

Volumn 255, Issue 7-12, 2003, Pages 1007-1014

  Wimmer, M A ^a,b   Sprecher, C ^b   Hauert, R ^c   Tager G ^d   Fischer, A ^d  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hip joint; Metal on metal bearing; Tribochemical reactions; Wear mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIP PROSTHESES; POLYETHYLENES; REACTION KINETICS;

HIP JOINT BEARINGS;

TRIBOLOGY;

BEARING; MEDICAL APPLICATION; METAL; WEAR;

EID: 0042564752     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00127-3     Document Type: Article

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