In vitro comparison of frictional torque and torsional resistance of aged conventional gamma-in-nitrogen sterilized polyethylene versus aged highly crosslinked polyethylene articulating against head sizes larger than 32 mm

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 710-718

  Burroughs, Brian R ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a   Bragdon, Charles R ^a   Wannomae, Keith K ^a   Christensen, Steven ^a   Lozynsky, Andrew J ^a   Harris, William H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; FATIGUE; FEMUR HEAD; FRICTION; GAMMA RADIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; ROTATION; TORQUE; TORSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FEMUR HEAD; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TORSION; TORSION ABNORMALITY;

EID: 33749498623     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670610012881     Document Type: Article

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