My Orthopedic Surgery > Orthopedic Topics > Regional Orthopaedics > Hip > Polyethylene and Polyethylene Wear Wheeless
Previous
Polyethylene and Polyethylene Wear Wheeless (Visit this link)
originally Charnley used High Density Polyethylene and later this was changed to Ultrahigh Molecular Wt Polyethylene
- impact strength of UHMWPE is higher than that for HDPE and the density of UHMWPE is much lower than for HDPE;
- UHMWPE has better abrasion resistance, strength, resistance to deformation, and fatigue strength
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Submitted by: admin
Hits: 103
Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Tue Mar 11 2008
