Steady-State Penetration Rates of Electron Beam-Irradiated, Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene at an Average 45-Month Follow-Up

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 935-943

  Bragdon, Charles R ^a   Barrett, Susan ^a   Martell, John M ^b   Greene, Meridith E ^a   Malchau, Henrik ^a   Harris, William H ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

arthroplasty; cross linked polyethylene; hip; total hip replacement; wear

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELTING POINT; RADIATION DOSE; STEADY STATE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ELECTRONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749438877     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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