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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study was to examine both simulator and retrieved total knee replacement polyethylene inserts to confirm, using scanning electron microscopy, whether similar micro-wear patterns to those seen on retrieved inserts were reproduced on simulator specimens. The simulator specimens consisted of samples subjected to sliding and rolling movement (Experiment 1) and to sliding movement only (Experiment 2). Samples from Experiment 1 demonstrated longitudinal patterns in the middle of the wear track and transverse patterns in the anterior and posterior ends, whereas in Experiment 2, only transverse patterns were observed. In the retrieved specimens, both longitudinal and transverse patterns were observed. The results showed that the simulator study reproduced similar patterns of micro-damage on polyethylene, and that the longitudinal micro-wear pattern was related to the rolling movement that is distinctive in knee kinematics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9304
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
218-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Micro-wear patterns on UHMWPE tibial inserts in total knee joint simulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Peterson Tribology Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Loma Linda University, San Bernardino, California 92408, USA. jtamura@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't