Isolation, charakterization and quantification of polyethylene wear debris from periprosthetic tissues around total joint replacements

Abstract

Three basic methods of isolation of polyethylene wear particles from periprosthetic tissues (alkaline, acid and enyzmatic were compared)

Keywords

• UHMWPE
• isolation of wear debris
• quantification of wear particles
• total joint
• replacements
• arthtroplasty
• SEM