Is ceramic-on-ceramic squeaking phenomenon reproducible in vitro? A long-term simulator study under severe conditions

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 264-271

  Affatato, S ^a   Traina, F ^a,b   Mazzega Fabbro, C ^a,c   Sergo, V ^a,c   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceramic wear; Dislocation; Hip implant; Inclination

Indexed keywords

ACETABULAR CUP; ALUMINA BEARINGS; ALUMINA POWDER; CALF SERUM; CERAMIC COMPONENT; CERAMIC HEADS; CERAMIC HIP; CERAMIC LINERS; CERAMIC PARTICLE; CERAMIC WEAR; COMMERCIAL ALUMINA; DISLOCATION; EDGE LOADS; GRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; HIP IMPLANT; HIP JOINTS; IN-VITRO; INCLINATION; LINER DAMAGE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INVESTIGATION; RESIDUAL STRESS STATE; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; THIRD BODY; WEAR BEHAVIORS; WEAR SIMULATORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TITANIUM; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; TITANIUM;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; GRAVIMETRY; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; IMPLANT; KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NOISE; NONHUMAN; POWDER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SOUND;

EID: 70049108298     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31398     Document Type: Article

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