Dose effects of cross-linking polyethylene for total knee arthroplasty on wear performance and mechanical properties

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 615-622

  Asano, Taiyo ^a   Akagi, Masao ^b   Clarke, Ian C ^c   Masuda, Shingo ^d   Ishii, Tsunehiro ^d   Nakamura, Takashi ^e  

^a FUKUI PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Japan Medical Materials Corporation   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross linking polyethylene; Knee simulator; Small punch test; Total knee arthroplasty; Wear

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOUGHNESS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

KNEE SIMULATORS; MICROWEAR FEATURES; SMALL PUNCH TESTS; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; RESIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS LINKING; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DOSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATOR; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; POLYETHYLENE; TIBIA;

EID: 35548992847     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30835     Document Type: Article

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