Larger diameter bearings reduce wear in metal-on-metal hip implants

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 456, Issue , 2007, Pages 153-158

  Affatato, S ^a   Leardini, W ^a   Jedenmalm, A ^b   Ruggeri, O ^c   Toni, A ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Faculty of Industrial Chemistry   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHROMIUM; COBALT; LUBRICATING AGENT; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; VITALLIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR HEAD; LUBRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SIMULATOR; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS;

FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; VITALLIUM;

EID: 34247543032     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000246561.73338.68     Document Type: Article

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