Factors Affecting the Severity of Backside Wear of Modular Tibial Inserts

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 305-311

  Conditt, Michael A ^a   Stein, Jason A ^b   Noble, Philip C ^b  

^a Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODULAR TIBIAL INSERT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS BURNISHING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS PITTING; PROSTHESIS PROTRUSION; PROSTHESIS WEAR; STEREOMICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0942268879     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200402000-00013     Document Type: Article

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