Effect of bearing size on the long-term wear, wear debris, and ion levels of large diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements - An in vitro study

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-172

  Leslie, Ian ^a   Williams, Sophie ^a   Brown, Chris ^a   Isaac, Graham ^b   Jin, Zhongmin ^a   Ingham, Eileen ^a   Fisher, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Synthes Technical Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip surface replacement; Ion levels; Metal on metal; Wear; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; HIP PROSTHESES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; PHOTORESISTS; SURGERY;

ARTHROPLASTY; HIP REPLACEMENTS; HIP RESURFACING; HIP SIMULATORS; HIP SURFACE REPLACEMENT; IN VITRO STUDIES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROSCOPY; ION LEVELS; LARGE DIAMETER; METAL-ON-METAL; VOLUMETRIC WEAR; WEAR; WEAR DEBRIS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

COBALT; ION; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEARING SIZE; FEMUR HEAD; FIELD EMMITTING GUN SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LONG TERM WEAR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS; METAL IMPLANTATION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATOR; STEADY STATE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VOLUMETRY; WEAR DEBRIS; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COBALT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 52449102219     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31087     Document Type: Article

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