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Alumina on Polyethylene Bearings

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Interfaces in Total Hip Arthroplasty

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John Charnley introduced metal on polyethylene (PE) articulation for total hip replacement in the early 1960s. His experience with polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) made him acutely conscious of the problem of wear, but he estimated that this would be a mean of 0.1 mm per year, and would not represent a problem.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bristol, UK

    Ian D. Learmonth MB, ChB, FRCS, FRCS Ed, FCS (SA) Orth (Professor and Head, Honorary Consultant) (Professor and Head, Honorary Consultant)

  2. Bristol Royal Infirmary and Southmead Hospital, UK

    Ian D. Learmonth MB, ChB, FRCS, FRCS Ed, FCS (SA) Orth (Professor and Head, Honorary Consultant) (Professor and Head, Honorary Consultant)

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Sedel, L. (2000). Alumina on Polyethylene Bearings. In: Learmonth, I.D. (eds) Interfaces in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0477-3_12

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