In vivo oxidation in remelted highly cross-linked retrievals

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2409-2418

  Currier, B H ^a   Van Citters, D W ^a   Currier, J H ^a   Collier, J P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; IN VIVO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STANDARDS;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STERILIZATION;

EID: 78049485310     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01006     Document Type: Article

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