Influence of resting periods on polyethylene wear in a knee simulator study

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Kretzer, J Philippe ^a   Jakubowitz, Eike ^a   Hofmann, Kerstin ^a   Heisel, Christian ^b   Lietz, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b ARCUS Kliniken Pforzheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity; ISO 14243; Knee simulator; Resting period; Wear

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; POLYETHYLENE; REST;

EID: 71649094128     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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