Deformation on impaction of a large diameter carbon fibre reinforced poly- ether-ether-ketone acetabular cup and its effects on the tribology of the bearing
Limitations associated with current total hip arthroplasty implants, such as aseptic loosening and dislocation, have led to the investigation into alternative bearing materials such as Carbon Fibre Reinforced PolyEtherEtherKetone (CFR-PEEK). There are reports of press-fit acetabular cups experiencin...
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Cardiff University
2011
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