Unilateral Tibial Polyethylene Liner Failure in Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty-Bilateral Retrieval Analysis at 8 Years

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 753-758

  Burnett, R Stephen J ^a   Biggerstaff, Scott ^b   Currier, Barbara H ^c   Collier, John P ^c   Barrack, Robert L ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

gamma in air sterilization; oxidation; polyethylene; polyethylene wear; shelf life; sterilization; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EFFUSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SHELF LIFE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIBIA;

EID: 34547646937     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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