Mechanical changes linked to embrittlement at the wear surface of polyethylene implants in hip joints

Polymer

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 7635-7639

  Flores, A ^a   Jordan, N D ^b   Balta Calleja F J ^a   Bassett, D C ^b   Olley, R H ^b   Smith, N G ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Howmedica   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embrittlement; Microhardness; Polyethylene implants

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EMBRITTLEMENT; HARDENING; HIP PROSTHESES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MICROHARDNESS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CRYSTALLINITY;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

EMBRITTLEMENT; HARDNESS; MEDICAL APPLICATION; POLYETHYLENE; WEAR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HARDNESS; HIP; IMPLANT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CRYSTALLINITY; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; MEDICAL TEXTILE; POLYETHYLENE; WEAR;

EID: 0343081082     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(00)00132-4     Document Type: Article

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