Abstract
There is increasing interest in the use of highly cross-linked polyethylene with large diameter heads in the hip. This study investigated the wear characteristics of size 36 mm ceramic and cobalt chrome femoral heads articulating against highly cross-linked polyethylene inserts using a physiological hip simulator. The steady state wear rate of the ceramic femoral heads articulating against highly cross-linked inserts was found to be 50% lower than that of cobalt chrome femoral heads.
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Fisher, J., Jennings, L.M., Galvin, A.L. (2006). Wear of Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene against Cobalt Chrome and Ceramic femoral heads. In: Benazzo, F., Falez, F., Dietrich, M. (eds) Bioceramics and Alternative Bearings in Joint Arthroplasty. Ceramics in Orthopaedics. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1635-9_29
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