Rim cracking of the cross-linked longevity polyethylene acetabular liner after total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2212-2217

  Tower, Stephen S ^a   Currier, John H ^b   Currier, Barbara H ^b   Lyford, Kimberly A ^b   Van Citters, Douglas W ^b   Mayor, Michael B ^b  

^a Anchorage Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CASE REPORT; CROSS LINKING; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; THICKNESS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 35349019671     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00758     Document Type: Article

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