In vitro friction and lubrication of large bearing hip prostheses

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 224, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 853-864

  Flanagan, S ^a   Jones, E ^b   Birkinshaw, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Stryker Howmedica Osteonics   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ceramic on carbon fibre reinforced poly(ether ether ketone); Friction; large bearings; lubrication hip; metal on metal

Indexed keywords

CALF SERUM; CARBOXY-METHYL CELLULOSE; FRICTION FACTORS; HIP BEARINGS; HIP IMPLANTS; IN-VITRO; LARGE BEARINGS; LARGE-DIAMETER; LUBRICATION PROPERTY; METAL-ON-METAL; METAL-ON-METAL JOINTS; MIXED LUBRICATION; NEW MATERIAL; POLYMER SAMPLES; PROPRIOCEPTION; REDUCING-FRICTION; CERAMICON-CARBON- FIBRE-REINFORCED POLIES (ETHER ETHER KETONE); LUBRICATION HIPS; MATERIAL COMBINATION;

BODY FLUIDS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ETHERS; HIP PROSTHESES; KETONES; METALS; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING ELECTRODES; CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; COPOLYMERS; LUBRICATION; MAMMALS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT;

FRICTION;

LUBRICATING AGENT; METAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS; SERUM; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SERUM; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77954826318     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM733     Document Type: Article

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