A surface crosslinked UHMWPE stabilized by vitamin E with low wear and high fatigue strength

Biomaterials

Volumn 31, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 7051-7060

  Oral, Ebru ^a,b   Ghali, Bassem W ^a   Rowell, Shannon L ^a   Micheli, Brad R ^a   Lozynsky, Andrew J ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Biomaterial; Delamination; Implant; Interface; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTIES; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICULAR SURFACES; BEARING SURFACES; CLINICAL PROBLEMS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CROSSLINKED; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION RESISTANCE; FATIGUE FRACTURE; FATIGUE RESISTANCE; FATIGUE STRENGTH; GRADUAL CHANGES; HIGH WEAR RESISTANCE; IMPLANT INTERFACES; INTERFACE REGIONS; JOINT IMPLANTS; PERIPROSTHETIC OSTEOLYSIS; RADIATION CROSS-LINKING; SURFACE CROSSLINKING; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; UHMW-PE; VITAMIN-E; WEAR PARTICLES; WEAR RESISTANT;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; JOINT PROSTHESES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STEEL SHEET; SURFACES; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; FATIGUE; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEAKNESS; ARTHROPLASTY; CHEMISTRY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROCEDURES;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 77954386406     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.05.041     Document Type: Article

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