J Korean Hip Soc.  2010 Dec;22(4):241-246. 10.5371/jkhs.2010.22.4.241.

Metal on Polyethylene in Total Hip Arthroplasty

• Kang JS
• Kim RS

• KMID: 1461177
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5371/jkhs.2010.22.4.241

Abstract

Conventional gamma sterilization could induce substantial oxidative degradation during subsequent storage of the PE component in air and during their use in vivo. This oxidative degradation may induce high wear rates, delamination and/or gross fracture of the affected PE component. An improved understanding of the effects of cross-linking and oxidation on ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has lead to the common use of oxygen-protected packing during radiation sterilization and shelf storage. More recently, methods to deliberately highly cross link UHMWPE while reducing the material's potential to oxidize have been develop in the form of highly cross linked UHMWPE. We reviewed the manufacturing, sterilization, cross linking methods and clinical results of the new polyethylene.

Keyword

Hip; Arthroplasty; Polyethylene

MeSH Terms

Aluminum Hydroxide
Arthroplasty
Carbonates
Hip
Molecular Weight
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes
Sterilization
Aluminum Hydroxide
Carbonates
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes

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