Concomitant evolution of wear and squeaking in dual-severity, lubricated wear testing of ceramic-on-ceramic hip prostheses

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1377-1383

  Sanders, Anthony ^a,b   Tibbitts, Ira ^a   Brannon, Rebecca ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b Ortho Development Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

ceramic on ceramic; hip prosthesis; noise; squeaking; wear

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; FORCE; HIP PROSTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORY; VIBRATION;

HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 84863812665     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22080     Document Type: Article

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