Affiliation:
1. Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, Indiana - USA
Abstract
Polyethylene wear and associated osteolysis can limit the longevity of total hip replacement. In recent years, many improvements have been made in the consolidation, manufacture, and sterilization of polyethylene acetabular components. These improvements provided reduced polyethylene wear and prolonged usefulness of total hip replacement. Recent advances in extensively cross-linking polyethylene offer the possibility to substantially further reduce wear in total hip replacement. Hip simulator wear testing demonstrates an order of magnitude reduction in wear resulting from cross-linking GUR 1050 polyethylene by exposure to 100 kGy of electron beam radiation followed by annealing to encourage cross-linking and to reduce residual free radicals. Clinical investigation will be required to validate the wear advantage of these materials in vivo.
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Surgery
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10 articles.
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