During recent decades vast and continuously increasing numbers of biomedical implants
have been introduced for continuous use in the human body. Since the early cemented hip …

With an ageing population, war, and sports related injuries there is an ever-expanding
requirement for hard tissue replacement such as bone. Engineered artificial scaffold …

In hip replacement the use of hard bearing materials, which have been shown to have lower
wear rates than traditional metal-UHMWPE couples, has been encouraged in an effort to …

Recent advancements in hip arthroplasty have allowed the operation to boast excellent
results and high survivorship. However, failures do still occur and a major cause is …

Wear is a significant mechanical and clinical problem. To acquire further knowledge on the
tribological phenomena that involve freeform mechanical components or medical …

Accurate quantification of volume is important in many different applications, including
calibration of containers for fluids, wear evaluation, and inspection of cavities and medical …

Replaced hip joints are normally expected to last 15–20 years. However, although the
procedure is nowadays successfully performed, up to 10% of procedures carried out are …

Total joint replacement is one of the most common elective surgical procedures performed
worldwide, with an estimate of 1.5 million operations performed annually. Currently joint …

It is well known that wear occurring in polyethylene menisci is a significant clinical problem.
At this regard, wear tests on biomaterials medical devices are performed in order to assess …

The objective of this study was to examine total knee polyethylene inserts from in vitro
simulation to evaluate and display—using a 3D optical scanner—wear patterns and wear …