Clinical trade-offs in cross-linked ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene used in total joint arthroplasty

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 101 B, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 476-484

  Pruitt, Lisa A ^a   Ansari, Farzana ^a   Kury, Matt ^a   Mehdizah, Amir ^a   Patten, Elias W ^a   Huddlestein, James ^c   Mickelson, Dayne ^d   Chang, Jennifer ^a   Hubert, Kim ^b   Ries, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

fatigue; fracture; oxidation; UHMWPE; wear

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPLICATIONS; FATIGUE FRACTURE; FRACTURE PROPERTY; FREE RADICAL GENERATION; LOCKING MECHANISM; MATERIAL PROPERTY; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BRITTLENESS; COMMERCE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; FREE RADICALS; OXIDATION; POLYMERS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ARTHROPLASTY;

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HARDNESS; HEATING; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84875378432     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.32887     Document Type: Conference Paper

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