What is a "normal" wear pattern for metal-on-metal hip bearings?

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 297-308

  Bowsher, J G ^a   Clarke, I C ^a   Williams, P A ^a   Donaldson, T K ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Donaldson Arthritis and Research Foundation (DARF) Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip joint simulator; Metal on metal hip prostheses; Runaway wear; Total hip replacement; Wear

Indexed keywords

HIP JOINT SIMULATOR; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESES; RUNAWAY WEAR; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT; WEAR;

CHROMIUM; METAL IONS; METALS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PROSTHETICS; SIMULATORS;

HIP PROSTHESES;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL STRESS; SIMULATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 70049105855     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31403     Document Type: Article

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