Laboratory studies on the tribology of hard bearing hip prostheses: Ceramic on ceramic and metal on metal

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

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-20

  Vassiliou, K ^a   Scholes, S C ^a   Unsworth, A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramic on ceramic; Friction; Metal on metal; Simulator testing; Tribology; Wear

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FRICTION; METALS; SERVICE LIFE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; JOINT PROSTHESES; METAL TESTING; PROSTHETICS;

CERAMIC-ON-CERAMIC HIP PROSTHESES; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESES; SIMULATOR TESTING;

HIP PROSTHESES;

BIOMATERIAL; METAL;

CERAMICS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CERAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CERAMIC-ON-CERAMIC; CONVENTIONAL METALS; MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; METAL-ON-METAL; SIMULATOR TESTING; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR); TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33947417010     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM124     Document Type: Review

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