Wear in human knees

Wear occurs in natural knee joints and plays a pivotal factor in causing articular cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis (OA) processes. Wear particles are produced in the wear process and get involved in inflammation of human knees. This review presents progresses in the mechanical and surface mo...

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Main Authors: M.L. Wang, Z.X. Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-06-01
Series:Biosurface and Biotribology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240545181500032X