Wear and Boundary Lubrication in Modular Total Knee Replacements

Wear and Boundary Lubrication in Modular Total Knee Replacements

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Wear of the polyethylene (PE) bearing surface and wear particle-induced osteolysis (bone resorption) can lead to failure of modular total knee replacements and make expensive revision surgery necessary. Gamma-in-air sterilization of the PE insert and having a modular tibial component are both risk...

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Main Author: Brandt, Jan-Mels
Language:en
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Knee
Tribology
Wear
Polyethylene
Protein
Peptide
Microbial Growth
Joint Replacement
Simulation
Lubrication
Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4278

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4278

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