Fracture of a Cross-Linked Polyethylene Liner Due to Impingement

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 158.e15-158.e19

  Duffy, Gavan P ^a   Wannomae, Keith K ^b   Rowell, Shannon L ^b   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^b  

^a Massachusetts General Hospital ^*

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

early failure; fatigue failure; highly cross linked polyethylene; impingement; total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORPUS STRIATUM; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; JOINT CAVITY; LIMB DEFORMITY; MELTING POINT; OXIDATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 57649097317     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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