Combining ageing and wear to assess the durability of zirconia-based ceramic heads for total hip arthroplasty

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 7545-7555

  Gremillard, L ^a   Martin, L ^a   Zych, L ^a,d   Crosnier, E ^a,e   Chevalier, J ^a   Charbouillot, A ^a   Sainsot, P ^a   Espinouse, J ^b,f   Aurelle, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b Medical Biomat   (France)

^c SERF Dedienne Santé   (France)

^d AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^f BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Alumina; Hip replacement prosthesis; Wear mechanism; Zirconia; Zirconia toughened alumina

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ARTHROPLASTY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC PROSTHETICS; HIP PROSTHESES; ORTHOPEDICS; ZIRCONIA;

CERAMIC COMPONENT; CERAMIC HEADS; HIP REPLACEMENTS PROSTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL AGEING; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY; WEAR MECHANISMS; ZIRCONIA TOUGHENED ALUMINA; ZIRCONIA-BASED CERAMICS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOCERAMICS; POLYETHYLENE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; AGING; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; FEMUR HEAD; FRICTION; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT MOBILITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84878326020     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.03.030     Document Type: Article

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