Metal-on-metal bearings surfaces: Materials, manufacture, design, optimization, and alternatives

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-133

  Isaac, G H ^a   Thompson, J ^a   Williams, S ^b   Fisher, J ^b  

^a Synthes Technical Center   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Hard on hard bearings; Metal on metal bearings; Polyethylene; Total hip replacement; Water

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DURABILITY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ARTHROPLASTY; DEBRIS; HIP PROSTHESES;

BEARING SURFACES; HARD-ON-HARD BEARINGS; METAL-ON-METAL BEARINGS; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT; WEAR DEBRIS;

HIP PROSTHESES; METALS;

BEARING SURFACES; CERAMICS; DEBRIS GENERATION; HIGHLY CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE; LONG TERM DURABILITY; METAL-ON-METAL BEARINGS; PAIN RELIEF; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR);

BIOMATERIAL; METAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33645219347     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 09544119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X68953     Document Type: Review

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