A prognosis for ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMPWE) is now the material of choice for total joint replacement prostheses, in combination with a metal surface against which the polymer articulates. As this material has now been in use in this application for approximately three decades and other limiting factors (e.g. loosening of the prosthesis) have been improved upon, it is appropriate to attempt a long-term prognosis.
Rose
R M
RM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
Radin
E L
EL
D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008422:Materials Testing; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D011095:Polyethylenes