Wear particle analysis of highly crossli
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Yukihide Minoda; Akio Kobayashi; Akira Sakawa; Masaharu Aihara; Koichi Tada; Ryo
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Polyethylene wear particles are one of the most important factors affecting the results of total hip arthroplasty (THA). To reduce wear generation and to achieve better longβterm results of THA, highly crosslinked polyethylene (HXPE) has recently been introduced and come into wide use.