Heat generated by hip resurfacing prostheses: An in vivo pilot study

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Pritchett, James W ^a  

^a Orthopedics International   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat; Hip resurfacing; Joint friction

Indexed keywords

BONE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COBALT; ETHERS; FRICTION; HEATING; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINT PROSTHESES; KETONES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYURETHANES;

COBALT-CHROMIUM ALLOYS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FEMORAL PROSTHESIS; HIP RESURFACING; HIP RESURFACING PROSTHESIS; JOINT FRICTIONS; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TEMPERATURE RECORDING;

PROSTHETICS;

ALLOY; BIOCERAMICS; BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM COBALT ALLOY; POLY ETHER ETHER KETONE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CELL; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRICTION; HEAT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WALKING;

EID: 79960034079     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v21.i1.40     Document Type: Article

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