A predictive analysis of long-term friction and wear characteristics of metal-on-metal total hip replacements

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-378

  Dawson, D ^a,b   Wang, F C ^a   Wang, W Z ^a,c   Jin, Z M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Ryedale   (United Kingdom)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Frictional torque; Head penetration; Long term tribological performance; Metal on metal hip replacements; Predictive analysis; Volumetric wear; Wear patch semiangle

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESES; LUBRICATION; TORQUE; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CONTACT PATCH; FRICTIONAL TORQUE; METAL-ON-METAL IMPLANTS; VOLUMETRIC WEAR;

TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESES; LUBRICATION; TORQUE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 34250630115     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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