Polyethylene damage in total knees and use of highly crosslinked polyethylene.
Muratoglu
Orhun K
OK
Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA. omuratoglu@partners.org
Mark
Arthur
A
Vittetoe
David A
DA
Harris
William H
WH
Rubash
Harry E
HE
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013242:Sterilization
D011095:Polyethylenes; C111601:ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene