The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volumeVol. 84-B, No. 7 AnnotationFree AccessULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE) IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: FABRICATION, STERILISATION AND WEARG. Blunn, E. M. Brach del Preva, L. Costa, J. Fisher, M. A. R. FreemanG. BlunnProfessorThe Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Orthopaedics, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK.Search for more papers by this author, E. M. Brach del PrevaAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, University of Turin, Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, L. CostaProfessorIFM Chemistry Department, University of Turin, Via Giuria 7, 10125 Turin, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, J. FisherProfessor of Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Mechnical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.Search for more papers by this author, M. A. R. FreemanHonorary Consultant Orthopaedic SurgeonThe Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Sep 2002https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.84B7.0840946AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to FavouritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byKnieendoprothetik: Implantate/Implantatsysteme14 January 2022UHMWPE textiles and composites31 August 2022 | Textile Progress, Vol. 53, No. 4Characterizing the free volume of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene to predict diffusion coefficients in orthopedic liners27 November 2017 | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Vol. 106, No. 6The Contact Simulation Comparison of UHMWPE to the Crosslink Intensity Effect21 December 2018 | E3S Web of Conferences, Vol. 73Effect of surface patterning on frictional heating of vitamin E blended UHMWPEWear, Vol. 303, No. 1-2Long-term in-vitro wear performance of an innovative thermo-compressed cross-linked polyethyleneTribology International, Vol. 43, No. 1-2Ageing of polyethylene composite implants in medical devicesOxidation and oxidation potential in contemporary packaging for polyethylene total joint replacement components1 January 2006 | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Vol. 78B, No. 1Five-year Experience with Crossfire?? Highly Cross-linked PolyethyleneClinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Vol. 441, No. The significance of surface changes on retrieved femoral components after total knee replacementA. Lakdawala, S. Todo, G. Scott1 June 2005 | The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, Vol. 87-B, No. 6Quantifying the effect of resin type and sterilization method on the degradation of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene after 4 years of real-time shelf aging1 January 2004 | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Vol. 69A, No. 3 Vol. 84-B, No. 7 Metrics History Published online 1 September 2002 Published in print 1 September 2002 InformationCopyright © 2002, The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery: All rights reservedPDF download
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