Wear mechanisms of UHMWPE for artificial knee joints in combined rolling and sliding cyclic motion

References

• Blunn , G. W. , Walker , P. S. , Joshi , A. and Hardinge , K. 1991 . “The Dominance of Cyclic Sliding in Producing Wear in Total Knee Replacements,” . Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research , 273 : 253 – 260 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bragdon , C.R. , O'Connor , D. O. , Lowenstein , J. D. , Jasty , M. and Syniuta , W. D. 1996 . “The Importance of Multidirectional Motion on the Wear of Polyethylene,” . Proceedings of Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine , 210 ( H3 ) : 157 – 165 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Briscoe , B. J. and Stolarski , T. A. 1979 . “Combined Rotating and Linear Motion Effects on the Wear of Polymers,” . Nature (London) , 281 ( 5728 ) : 206 – 208 .
   Google Scholar
• Briscoe , B. J. and Stolarski , T. A. 1985 . “Transfer Wear of Polymers during Combined Linear Motion and Load Axis Spin,” . Wear , 104 ( 2 ) : 121 – 137 .
   Google Scholar
• Chiesa , B. , Tanzi , M.C. , Alfonsi , S. , Paracchini , L. , Moscatelli , M. and Cigada , A. 2000 . “Enhanced Wear Performance of Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE for Artificial Joints,” . Journal of Biomedical Material Research , 50 ( 3 ) : 381 – 387 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Fisher , J. , Firkins , P. , Reeves , E. A. , Hailey , J. L. and Isaac , G. H. 1995 . “The Influence of Scratches to Metallic Counterfaces on the Wear of Ultra‐High Molecular Weight Polyethylene,” . Proceedings of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine , 209 ( H4 ) : 263 – 264 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Godet , M. 1984 . “The Third Body Approach: A Mechanical View of Wear,” . Wear , 100 ( 1–3 ) : 437 – 452 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jones , V. C. , Williams , I. R. , Auger , D. D. , Walsh , W. , Barton , D. C. , Stone , M. H. and Fisher , J. 2001 . “Quantification of Third Body Damage to the Tibial Counterface in Mobile bearing Knees,” . Proceedings of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine , 215 ( 2 ) : 171 – 179 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Lafortune , M.A. , Cavanagh , P.R. , Sommer , H. J. III and Kalenak , A. 1992 . “Three Dimensional Kinematics of the Human Knee during Walking,” . Journal of Biomechanics , 25 ( 4 ) : 347 – 357 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee , Y. T. and So , H. “Artificial Knee Joint Wear Tester,” . Republic of China Patent, New Type No. 140570 . 1999 .
   Google Scholar
• Minakawa , H. , Stone , M. H. , Wroblewski , B. M. , Lancaster , J. G. , Ingham , E. and Fisher , J. 1998 . “Quantification of Third‐Body Damage and Its Effect on UHMWPE Wear with Different Types of Femoral Head,” . Journal Bone Joint Surgery , 80‐B ( 5 ) : 895 – 899 .
   Google Scholar
• Morrison , J. B. 1970 . “The Mechanics of the Knee Joint in Relation to Normal Walking,” . Journal of Biomechanics , 3 : 51 – 61 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mustafaev , T. K. , Dowson , D. and Gillis , B. J. “The Lubrication Wear of High Density Polyethylene with Mineral Oil and Stearic Acid,” . Proceedings of the 3rd Leeds‐Lyon Symposium on Tribology . pp. 65 – 71 . London : The Wear of Non‐Metallic Materials, Mechanical Engineering Publications . 1978
   Google Scholar
• Tabor , D. “The wear of Non‐Metallic Materials: A Brief Review,” . Proceedings of the 3rd Leeds‐Lyon Symposium on Tribology, The Wear of Non‐Metallic Materials . pp. 3 – 8 . London : Mechanical Engineering Publications . 1978
   Google Scholar
• Wang , A. , Essner , A. , Polineni , V. K. , Stark , C. and Dumbleton , J. H. 1998 . “Lubrication and Wear of Ultra‐High Molecular Weight Polyethylene in Total Joint Replacements,” . Tribology International , 31 ( 1–3 ) : 17 – 33 .
   Google Scholar
• Wang , A. , Polineni , V.K. , Essner , A. , Sokol , M. , Sun , D.C. , Stark , C. and Dumbleton , J. H. 1997 . “The Significance of Nonlinear Motion in the Wear Screening of Orthopaedic Implant Materials,” . Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTEVA) , 25 ( 2 ) : 239 – 245 .
   Google Scholar
• Corresponding author. (Tel: 886–2–23631922; Fax: 886–2–23631755; Email: [email protected])
   Google Scholar