Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene: Mechanics, morphology, and clinical behavior

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-443

  Sobieraj, M C ^a,b   Rimnac, C M ^a,b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; AMORPHOUS PHASIS; BEARING SURFACES; CROSSLINKED; CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLINITY; GAMMA RADIATION STERILIZATION; IN-VIVO; JOINT REPLACEMENT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; UHMW-PE; VIRGIN MATERIALS; WEAR PROPERTIES;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GAMMA RAYS; JOINT PROSTHESES; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 66149182880     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2008.12.006     Document Type: Review

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