Wear characteristics of a novel bearing system for artificial knee joint (Micro-pocket-covered femoral component and tibial poro-elastic-hydrated cartilage)

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 209-217

  Suciu, Aneta Nicoleta ^a   Iwatsubo, Takuzo ^a   Matsuda, Mitsumasa ^a   Nishino, Takashi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial cartilage; Artificial knee joint; Biomaterial; Biomechanics; Micro pocket covered component; Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel; Wear

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGELS; JOINT PROSTHESES; MACHINING; POROSITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ARTIFICIAL CARTILAGES; ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINTS; MICRO-POCKETS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

MEDICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 2342662610     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.47.209     Document Type: Article

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