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Wear in carbon fiber-reinforced polyethylene (poly-two) knee prostheses
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Wear in carbon fiber-reinforced polyethylene (poly-two) knee prostheses
[Article in
English,
Italian]
Chir Organi Mov.
1996 Jul-Sep.
Abstract
The authors report a case of massive wear of carbon fiber-reinforced polyethylene used as an insert in a knee prosthesis. The finding, which was studied under a scanning electron microscope, in agreement with mechanical resistance and laboratory testing reported in the literature, confirms that this composite material (poly-two) is not more advantageous to use that ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in terms of wear, despite favorable experimental premises.
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