Wear mechanisms in metal-on-metal bearings: The importance of tribochemical reaction layers

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-443

  Wimmer, Markus A ^a   Fischer, Alfons ^b   Büscher, Robin ^b   Pourzal, Robin ^b   Sprecher, Christoph ^c   Hauert, Roland ^d   Jacobs, Joshua J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hip prosthesis; Metal on metal; Wear tribochemical reaction layers

Indexed keywords

METAL; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOCRYSTALLINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIBOCHEMICAL REACTION LAYER; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 77949526691     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21020     Document Type: Article

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