Tissue repair/regeneration, after implantation or injury, involves comprehensive
physiological processes wherein immune responses play a crucial role to enable tissue …

Total hip arthroplasty, or surgical replacement of the hip joint with an artificial prosthesis, is a
reconstructive procedure that has improved the management of those diseases of the hip …

Viscoelastic Solids covers the mathematical theory of viscoelasticity and physical insights,
causal mechanisms, and practical applications. The book: presents a development of the …

A technique was developed to determine the wear of the acetabular component of a total hip
replacement by examination of standardized initial and follow-up radiographs. Three …

A technique for the classification and quantification of damage in retrieved total knee
prostheses is presented and applied to the examination of 48 removed total condylar‐type …

Total hip arthroplasty is the most commonly performed adult reconstructive hip procedure.
This chapter discusses cemented and noncemented arthroplasties, bearing choices, and …

Background: Wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene acetabular cups in hip
prostheses produces billions of submicrometer wear particles annually that can cause …

The tribology of total artificial replacement joints is reviewed. The majority of prostheses
currently implanted comprise a hard metallic component which articulates on ultra high …

The present invention discloses methods for enhancing the Wear-resistance of polymers,
the resulting polymers, and in vivo implants made from such polymers. One aspect of this …

Interest in the rheology and effects of interacting surfaces is as ancient as man. This subject
can be represented by a recently coined word: tribology. This term is derived from the Greek …