Reduction of wear volume from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene knee components by the addition of vitamin E

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 460-464

  Teramura, Satoshi ^a   Sakoda, Hideyuki ^b   Terao, Tomohiro ^a   Endo, Miguel M ^c   Fujiwara, Kunihiko ^d   Tomita, Naohide ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KMK Corporation   (Japan)

^d Nakashimamedical Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

Debris; Knee simulator; UHMWPE; Vitamin E (D,L tocopherol); Wear

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; TITANIUM; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; KNEE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SIMULATOR; TIBIA; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 41649091930     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20514     Document Type: Article

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