Implant wear
Subtitle: the future of total joint replacement : symposium, Oakbrook, Illinois, September 1995
By: edited by Timothy M. Wright, Stuart B. Goodman ; contributors, Harlan C. Amstutz ... [et al.].
Contributors: Wright, Timothy M.; Goodman, Stuart B.; Amstutz, Harlan C., 1931-; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Rosemont, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Artificial joints -- Congresses.; Implants, Artificial -- Congresses.; Biomechanics -- Congresses.; Biomedical materials -- Congresses.; Joint Prosthesis -- congresses.; Implants, Artificial -- congresses.; Biomechanics -- congresses.; Biocompatible Materials -- congresses.
Description: Summary of the clinical implications, biological consequences, and the biomechanics and biomaterials concepts relevant to wear of total joint replacements, including the generation and consequences of wear debris. Suggests future directions for research and patient care.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Outgrowth of a "workshop sponsored by the NIH and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held at the Lodge at MacDonald's Office Campus, Oakbrook, Illinois , September 22-24, 1995"--Pref.