Effect of conformity and contact stress on wear in fixed-bearing total knee prostheses

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1898-1902

  Galvin, Alison L ^a   Kang, Lu ^a   Udofia, Itoro ^a   Jennings, Louise M ^a   McEwen, Hannah M J ^b   Jin, Zhongmin ^a   Fisher, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Johnson Johnson Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polyethylene wear; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

BEARING SURFACES; CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT STRESS; CROSS-SHEAR; CROSS-SHEAR MOTION; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; KNEE SIMULATORS; PLATE SYSTEMS; POLYETHYLENE WEAR; SURFACE WEAR; TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; WEAR RATES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTACT STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; KNEE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 68149149081     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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