Surface cross-linked UHMWPE can enable the use of larger femoral heads in total joints

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-66

  Oral, Ebru ^a,b   Neils, Andrew L ^a   Lyons, Chelsea ^a,c   Fung, Mitchell ^a   Doshi, Brinda ^a   Muratoglu, Orhun K ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

antioxidant; fatigue; impact resistant; joint arthroplasty; wear

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS LINKING; EXTRACTION; FEMUR HEAD; IMPLANT; IRRADIATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMUR HEAD; GAMMA RAYS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VITAMIN E;

EID: 84870251364     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22195     Document Type: Article

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