Bioengineering reasons for the failure of metal-on-metal hip prostheses: An engineer's perspective

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1001-1004

  Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCERAMICS; CARBON; METAL; METAL ION; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE REGENERATION; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT LAXITY; LUBRICATION; METAL ON METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REVIEW; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; METALS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 79960628879     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B8     Document Type: Review

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