Simulation of polyethylene wear in ankle joint prostheses

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 162-167

  Bell, Carol J ^a   Fisher, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle; Joint replacement; Simulation; Wear

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHETICS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ANKLE; BUECHEL-PAPPAS ANKLE JOINTS; JOINT REPLACEMENT; KINEMATIC INPUTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

POLYETHYLENE;

ANKLE JOINT PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KINEMATICS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR;

ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 33947673872     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30649     Document Type: Article

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