The effect of microstructure on the wear of cobalt-based alloys used in metal-on-metal hip implants

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

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-159

  Varano, R ^a   Bobyn, J D ^b   Medley, J B ^c   Yue, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cobalt based alloys; Microstructure; Orthopaedics; Surface characterization; Wear

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COBALT ALLOYS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; HIP PROSTHESES; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; ORTHOPEDICS; STRAIN; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ALLOYS; CARBIDES; CARBON; COBALT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

BOVINE SERUM LUBRICANT; COBALT-BASED ALLOYS; HIP IMPLANTS; VOLUMETRIC WEAR;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); HEAT TREATMENT;

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON; VITALLIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FRICTION; HEAT; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARBON; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HEAT; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALLURGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VITALLIUM;

BOUNDARY LUBRICATION REGIME; BOVINE SERUM LUBRICANT; COBALT BASED ALLOY; COBALT CHROMIUM MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; HEXAGONAL CLOSE PACKED; METAL-ON-METAL HIP IMPLANTS; STRAIN INDUCED TRANSFORMATION; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 33645230415     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 09544119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM110     Document Type: Article

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