Surface damage analysis of retrieved highly crosslinked polyethylene tibial components after short-term implantation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-124

  Willie, B M ^a,b   Foot, L J ^a,b   Prall, M W ^a   Bloebaum, R D ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implant retrieval; Polyethylene (UHMWPE); Total joint replacement; Wear

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CROSSLINKING; DAMAGE DETECTION; SURFACE ANALYSIS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

IMPLANT RETRIEVAL; SURFACE DAMAGE; SURFACE DAMAGE ANALYSIS; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BODY WEIGHT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIBIA;

EID: 41449112149     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30923     Document Type: Article

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