A review of the effects of design, contact stress, and materials on the wear of metal-on-metal hip prostheses

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1346, Issue , 1998, Pages 47-54

  Poggie, Robert A ^a  

^a Implex Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Co Cr Mo; Contact stress; Hip implants; Metal on metal; Orthopaedics; Tribology; Wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 11744328355     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp12829s     Document Type: Review

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