Comparative study of the wear of UHMWPE
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B. Derbyshire; J. Fisher; D. Dowson; C. Hardaker; K. Brummitt
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Article
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1994
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Inter- The wear of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) when sliding against Zirconia ceramic and stainless steel counterfaGes has been compared in a pin-on-plate reciprocator and in a hip joint simulutor. A lower wearfactor was found for the UHMWPE when sliding on the Zirconia cer