The prediction of polyethylene wear rate and debris morphology produced by microscopic asperities on femoral heads
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
- Vol. 11 (3) , 163-174
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008979608563
Abstract
Counterface damage in the form of scratches, caused by bone cement, bone or metallic particles, has been cited as a cause of increased wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)...Keywords
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