Wear of Polyethylene Tibial Components

In-vitro and model studies on wear of polyethylene components in a total knee replacement.

Publications

Wasielewski, R.C., Galante, J.O., Leighty, R.M., Natarajan, R.N., and Rosenberg, A.G., 1994. "Wear patterns on retrieved polyethylene tibial inserts and their relationship to technical considerations during total knee arthroplasty." Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 299: pp. 31-43.

Wimmer M.A., Andriacchi T.P., Natarajan R.N., Loos J., Karlhuber M., Petermann J., Schneider, E., and Rosenberg A.G., 1998. "A striated pattern of wear in ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene components of Miller-Galante total knee arthroplasty." Journal of Arthroplasty, 13, No. 1, pp. 8-16.

Andriacchi, T.P., Natarajan, R.N., Wimmer, M., Beard, B.J., Karlhuber, M., Rosenberg, A.G., and Amirouche, F.M.L., 1995. "Wear patterns in retrieved UHMWPE components of TKR in relationship to loading patterns." ASTM Committee F04 Workshop Characterization and Performance of Articular Surface.

Natarajan, R.N., Beard, B., and Andriacchi, T.P., 1995. "Stresses in the polyethylene component of a total knee replacement during the stance phase of gait." BED - Vol. 29, Bioengineering Conference, pp. 553-554.

Beard, B.J., Natarajan, R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., Amirouche, F.M.L., 1995. "Failure prediction in the polyethylene component of a total knee replacement based on stress analysis." American Society of Biomechanics, Stanford, pp. 181-182.

Beard, B.J., Natarajan, R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., Amirouche, F.M.L., 1996. "The stress origins of a new striated wear pattern in a total knee replacements." Transactions of 42nd Annual Meeting of Orthopedic Research Society, pp. 465.

Bonnie, B.J., Natarajan, R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., Amirouche, F.M.L., 1996. " The effects of cyclic loading on wear of the UHMWPE component of a total knee replacements - a three dimensional finite element study." American Society of Biomechanics, pp. 215-216.

Natarajan, R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., Beard, B.J., Amirouche, F.M.L., 1996. "Fatigue failure prediction in the polyethylene component of a total knee replacement based on cyclic rolling." BED-Vol. 33, Bioengineering Conference, ASME, pp. 421-422.

Schroeder, U., Natarajan, R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., Wimmer, M.A., 1997. "The influence of tractive force on the shear stresses in UHMWPE of a TKR component." Transactions of 43rd Annual Meeting of Orthopedic Research Society, pp. 794.

Von Lerner A., Natarajan, R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., Shanbhag, A.S., Rosenberg, A.G., and Wimmer, M.A., 1997. "The striated pattern in tibial components of total knee replacement depends on the constraint of the implant design." Transactions of 43rd Annual Meeting of Orthopedic Research Society, pp. 795.

Natarajan, R.N., Schroder, U., Andriacchi, T.P., and Wimmer, M., 1997. "Effect of coefficient of friction on shear stress distribution in a UHMWPE component of a TKR." BED-Vol. 35, Bioengineering Conference, ASME, pp. 107-108.

Natarajan, R.N., Beard, B.J., and Andriacchi, T.P., 1997. "A relationship between frontal plane geometry and contact stress distribution in a UHMWPE of a TKR component." BED-Vol. 36, Bioengineering Conference, ASME, pp. 317-318.

Harman M.K., Banks, S.A., Natarajan, R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., and Hodge, W.A., 1998. "Comparison of in-vivo kinematics and polyethylene wear in retrieved total knee replacements." Transactions of 44th Annual Meeting of Orthopedic Research Society, pp. 368.

Ed C., Natarajan R.N., Berzins A., Harman M.K., Banks, S.A., and Andriacchi, T.P., 1998. "Does lift-off occur in unconstrained non-conforming total knee arthroplasty?" BED-Vol. 39, Advances in Bioengineering, ASME, pp. 283-284.

Harman M., Banks, S., Natarajan R.N., Andriacchi, T.P., Hofmann A., and Hodge, W., 1999. "Analysis of retrieved flat-on-flat polyethylene inserts: wear patterns are not consistent with medial edge loading after TKA." Transactions of 45th Annual Meeting of Orthopedic Research Society, pp. 835.