The influence of design, materials and kinematics on the in vitro wear of total knee replacements

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 357-365

  McEwen, H M J ^a   Barnett, P I ^a   Bell, C J ^a   Farrar, R ^b   Auger, D D ^c   Stone, M H ^d   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DePuy International   (United Kingdom)

^c Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee kinematics; Knee simulator; Polyethylene wear; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; KINEMATICS; PROSTHETICS; ROTATION; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BEARING MATERIALS; LINEAR MOTIONS; MULTIDIRECTIONAL MOTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS (TKR);

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 10444261188     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.02.015     Document Type: Article

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