title: Wear and loosening of the socket in the Charnley low-friction arthroplasty.
abstract: In the Charnley low-friction arthroplasty, wear of the HDP socket and the dimensional changes resulting from it are more important than the tissue response to wear debris. Study of wear and the related mechanical factors is likely to be more rewarding than the search for alternative methods of fixation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Hip Surgery, Wrightington Hospital, North Wigan, Lancashire, England.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wroblewski
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography