Wear and surface cracking in early retrieved highly cross-linked polyethylene acetabular liners

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1271-1282

  Bradford, Letitia ^a   Baker, David A ^b   Graham, Jove ^b   Chawan, Arun ^b   Ries, Michael D ^a   Pruitt, Lisa A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; EXPLANT; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION;

EID: 2642564678     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200406000-00021     Document Type: Article

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