Comparing ceramic-metal to metal-metal total hip replacements - A simulator study of metal wear and ion release in 32- and 38-mm bearings

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 887-896

  Ishida, Tsunehito ^a,b   Clarke, Ian C ^a   Donaldson, Thomas K ^a   Shirasu, Hideo ^b   Shishido, Takaaki ^b   Yamamoto, Kengo ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Hip prosthesis; Metal ions; Wear

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CERAMIC; CERAMIC; CERAMIC HIP; CERAMIC-METAL; HIP SIMULATOR STUDIES; ION CONCENTRATIONS; ION RELEASE; METAL BEARINGS; METAL WEAR; METAL-ION COMPOSITION; METAL-ON-METAL; STANDARD METAL; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS; WEAR RATES;

ALUMINA; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BODY FLUIDS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; HIP PROSTHESES; METAL IONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PROSTHETICS; SIMULATORS; TRACE ANALYSIS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

METALS;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; LUBRICATING AGENT; METAL; METAL ION;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; COLOR; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SIMULATOR; STANDARD; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CERAMICS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COLOR; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; MOLYBDENUM;

EID: 71649106382     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31471     Document Type: Article

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