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The Influence of Head Material on Polyethylene Wear

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More than a century ago, remarkable physicians and innovators, from Themistocles Gluck to Austin Moore to Sir John Charnley, have made essential contributions to the development of hip arthroplasty procedures. Sir Charnley first introduced his modern low-friction hip prosthesis model in the early 1960s. The idea behind this concept was not only to use a small femoral head to decrease friction and therefore wear but also to allow the lubrication of bearing surfaces by native synovial fluid. Ever since, much research and effort have been invested in the fields of tribology and physics and have led to numerous improvements that make hip arthroplasty the success it is today.

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery Joints Division, The Rothman Institute, 5th Floor, 925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Ibrahim J. Raphael MD, Javad Parvizi MD, FRCS & Richard H. Rothman MD, PhD

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Raphael, I.J., Parvizi, J., Rothman, R.H. (2013). The Influence of Head Material on Polyethylene Wear. In: Knahr, K. (eds) Total Hip Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35653-7_10

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