Mechanical properties and fatigue performance of crosslinked polyethylene in total knee applications

Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 222-231

  Markel, David C ^a,b   Wang, Aiguo ^a,b   Poggie, Matthew ^a,b   Kester, Mark ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEVICE; HIP; IRRADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PATELLA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1642464569     PISSN: 10454527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sart.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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