Comparison of periprosthetic tissue digestion methods for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene wear debris extraction

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 409-418

  Baxter, Ryan M ^a   Steinbeck, Marla J ^a   Tipper, Joanne L ^b   Parvizi, Javad ^c   Marcolongo, Michele ^d   Kurtz, Steve M ^a,e  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Drexel University   (United States)

^e EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Periprosthetic tissue; Tissue digestion; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; Wear debris

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DIGESTION EFFICIENCY; DIGESTION METHOD; HUMAN TISSUES; IMPLANT COMPONENTS; PARTICLE SURFACE; PERIPROSTHETIC TISSUE; PROTEINASE K; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; RESIDUAL TISSUES; TISSUE SAMPLES; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; UHMW-PE; WEAR DEBRIS;

DEBRIS; HISTOLOGY; JOINT PROSTHESES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEIGHING;

TISSUE;

PROTEINASE K; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT PROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ACETABULUM; ANIMALS; CAUSTICS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MATERIALS TESTING; NITRIC ACID; POLYETHYLENES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SWINE;

EID: 70049117715     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31416     Document Type: Article

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