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Highly Crosslinked Polyethylenes in Hip Replacements: Improved Wear Performance or Paradox?

Paul A. Williams Orthopaedic Research Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loma Linda University 11406 Loma Linda Drive Suite 606, Loma Linda, California, 92354
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Kengo Yamamoto Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Toshinori Masaoka Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Hironobu Oonishi H. Oonishi Memorial Joint Replacement Institute Tominaga Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Ian C. Clarke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peterson Tribology Laboratory Loma Linda University 11406 Loma Linda Drive Suite 606, Loma Linda, California, 92354
Pages 277-290 | Received 16 Dec 2006, Accepted 08 Mar 2007, Published online: 25 Mar 2008

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Teruo Murakami. (2012) Importance of adaptive multimode lubrication mechanism in natural and artificial joints. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 226:10, pages 827-837.
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Saverio Affatato, Pierangiola Bracco, Luigi Costa, Tomaso Villa, Virginio Quaglini & Aldo Toni. (2012) In vitro wear performance of standard, crosslinked, and vitamin-E-blended UHMWPE. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 100A:3, pages 554-560.
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Victoria K. Maskiewicz, Paul A. Williams, Sarah J. Prates, John G. Bowsher & Ian C. Clarke. (2010) Characterization of protein degradation in serum‐based lubricants during simulation wear testing of metal‐on‐metal hip prostheses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 94B:2, pages 429-440.
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Paul A. Williams, Cindy M. Brown, Riichro Tsukamoto & Ian C. Clarke. (2009) Polyethylene wear debris produced in a knee simulator model: Effect of crosslinking and counterface material. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 92B:1, pages 78-85.
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Hélène Libouban, Philippe Massin, Christine Gaudin, Philippe Mercier, Michel F. Baslé & Daniel Chappard. (2009) Migration of wear debris of polyethylene depends on bone microarchitecture. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 90B:2, pages 730-737.
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T Sorimachi, I C Clarke, P A Williams, A Gustafson & K Yamamoto. (2009) Third-body abrasive wear challenge of 32 mm conventional and 44 mm highly crosslinked polyethylene liners in a hip simulator model. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 223:5, pages 607-623.
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K. Kubo, I.C. Clarke, T. Sorimachi, P.A. Williams, T.K. Donaldson & K. Yamamoto. (2009) Aggressive 3rd-body wear challenge to highly crosslinked polyethylene: A hip simulator model. Wear 267:5-8, pages 734-742.
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P.A. Williams & I.C. Clarke. (2009) Understanding polyethylene wear mechanisms by modeling of debris size distributions. Wear 267:1-4, pages 646-652.
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J. G. Bowsher, P. A. Williams, I. C. Clarke, D. D. Green & T. K. Donaldson. (2008) “Severe” wear challenge to 36 mm mechanically enhanced highly crosslinked polyethylene hip liners. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 86B:1, pages 253-263.
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Riichiro Tsukamoto, Paul Allen Williams, Hiromu Shoji, Kazuo Hirakawa, Kengo Yamamoto, Mikiko Tsukamoto & Ian C. Clarke. (2008) Wear in molded tibial inserts: Knee simulator study of H1900 and GUR1050 polyethylenes. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 85B:2, pages 314-319.
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