Effect of femoral head size on the wear of metal on metal bearings in total hip replacements under adverse edge-loading conditions

Effect of bearing size on the long-term

Effect of bearing size on the long-term wear, wear debris, and ion levels of large diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements—An in vitro study

✍ Ian Leslie; Sophie Williams; Chris Brown; Graham Isaac; Zhongmin Jin; Eileen Ing 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 394 KB

## Abstract Hip resurfacing arthroplasty has become a popular alternative to conventional hip surgery. Surface replacements with bearing sizes of 55 mm (__n__ = 5) and 39 mm (__n__ = 5) were tested in a hip simulator for 15 million cycles (Mc). Wear debris was isolated from the serum lubricant and