Vitamin E-stabilized UHMWPE for total joint implants: A review

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2286-2293

  Bracco, Pierangiola ^a   Oral, Ebru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 79960962037     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1717-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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