Limitation of the Lubricating Ability of Total Hip Prostheses with Hard on Hard Sliding Material

Recently, metal on metal hip prostheses have been revived following excellent clinical results. However, the risk of wear diseases has not been removed yet. Fluid film formation is necessary for long term reliability of a total hip prosthesis because solid contact of the prosthesis induces serious w...

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Main Authors: Kensei Tanaka, Daichi Uchijima, Kou Hasegawa, Takehiro Katori, Rina Sakai, Kiyoshi Mabuchi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Japanese Society of Tribologists 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4ddf773c6b8e430da88d1231b4420ba7
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