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Review of clinical experience with a THR device including a ceramic-
ceramic articulating pair. Includes reports of laboratory wear tests of
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wear pairs.
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The Friction and Wear of Materials
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Sons, New York, 1965.
An intermediate level work on friction and wear, with the main empha-
sis on metals.
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A review of basic tribological principles for orthopaedics, including the
relationship between lubrication and film thickness.
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Adult Articular Cartilage
. 2nd ed. Pitman Medical, Bath, UK, 1979.
This chapter deals with friction, wear, and lubrication in natural joints.
11. Walker PS, Bullough PG: The effects of friction and wear in arti-
ficial joints.
Orthop Clin North Am
4(2):275-294, 1973.
Early discussion of friction and wear in total joint replacements, with
comparison of metal-on-metal with metal-on-polymer devices.
12. Weightman B: Friction, wear and lubrication. In Swanson SAV,
Freeman MAR (eds):
The Scientific Basis of Joint Replacement
. John
Wiley & Sons, New York, 1977.
A concise review of the basic principles, with relevant
in vitro
test
results and patient observations, related to wear in total joint replacements.
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the tribology of hard bearing prostheses: Ceramic on ceramic and metal on
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