Is the wear factor in total joint replacements dependent on the nominal contact stress in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene contacts?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-107

  Vassiliou, K ^a   Unsworth, A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact stress; Load; Pin on plate set up; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene wear

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESSES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; JOINT PROSTHESES; LOADING; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

CONTACT STRESS; PIN ON PLATE SET UP; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE WEAR; WEAR FACTOR;

POLYETHYLENES;

APPARENT CONTACT AREA; CONTACT STRESS; FACE AREA; NOMINAL STRESS; PIN DIAMETERS; PIN ON PLATES; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; WEAR FACTOR;

POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VALIDATION STUDY; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOTION; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 8644278179     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441104322983997     Document Type: Article

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