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A rolling-gliding wear simulator for the investigation of tribological material pairings for application in total knee arthroplasty.

A rolling-gliding wear simulator for the investigation of tribological material pairings for application in total knee arthroplasty.

Categories Zeitschriften/Aufsätze (reviewed)
Year 2010
Authors Richter, B.I., Ostermeier, S., Turger, A., Denkena, B., Hurschler, C.:
Published in BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2010, www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/9/1/24, 22 Seiten.
Description

Material wear testing is an important technique in the development and evaluation of materials for use in implant for total knee arthroplasty. Since a knee joint induces a complex rolling-gliding movement, standardised material wear testing devices such as Pin-on-Disc or Ring-on-Disc testers are suitable to only a limited extent because they generate a pure gliding motion only.