Oxidation and degradation of polyethylene cups in hip joint prostheses

被引:3
作者
Kowal, J
Czajkowska, B
Zmihorska-Gotfryd, A
Otfinowski, J
Wiecek, A
Wierzbicka, A
Wojewoda, J
机构
[1] Jagiellonian Univ, Fac Chem, PL-30216 Krakow, Poland
[2] Jagiellonian Univ, Coll Med, PL-31008 Krakow, Poland
[3] Rzeszow Univ Technol, Dept Plast Technol, PL-35959 Rzeszow, Poland
关键词
polyethylene; acetabular cups; wearing; oxidation; hardness;
D O I
10.14314/polimery.2003.537
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The properties of polyethylene cups of hip prostheses produced by Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, De Puy International Ltd. (Great Britain) and Aesculap AG & Co. KG (Tuttlingen, Germany), removed after various times of implantation due to their premature wearing out, were compared by means of the analysis of FT-IR spectra and determination of the hardness and viability of macrophages and osteoblasts. The oxidation of polyethylene was found to be a main reason of Aesculap cups' damages.
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