The wear of nonirradiated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was studied with a circularly translating pin-on-disk (CTPOD) device. With this simple device, the wear of the acetabular cup is simulated. Two shapes of a polyethylene pin were used: flat wear faces of 3.0 and 8.9 mm in dia
The influence of contact stress on the wear of UHMWPE for total replacement hip prostheses
โ Scribed by P.S.M. Barbour; D.C. Barton; J. Fisher
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 992 KB
- Volume
- 181-183
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0043-1648
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