Backside wear of polyethylene tibial inserts: Mechanism and magnitude of material loss

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 326-331

  Conditt, Michael A ^a   Thompson, Matthew T ^a   Usrey, Molly M ^a   Ismaily, Sabir K ^a   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;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 13444249465     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.C.01308     Document Type: Article

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