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Beyond the Implant: Retrieval Analysis Methods for Implant Surveillance
By
William M. Mihalko,
William M. Mihalko
Symposium Chair and STP Editor
1
Campbell Clinic-University of Tennessee
, Memphis, TN,
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Jack E. Lemons,
Jack E. Lemons
Symposium Chair and STP Editor
2
University of Alabama at Birmingham
, Birmingham, AL,
US
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A. Seth Greenwald,
A. Seth Greenwald
Symposium Chair and STP Editor
3
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
, Cleveland, OH,
US
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Steven M. Kurtz
Steven M. Kurtz
Symposium Chair and STP Editor
4
Exponent, Inc.
, Philadelphia, PA,
US
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978-0-8031-7657-7
No. of Pages:
317
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ASTM International
Publication date:
2018
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Analysis Techniques for Polyethylene Implants in Total Knee Arthroplasty
By
Christina M. Arnholt
,
Christina M. Arnholt
1
Drexel University
, 2900 W. Queen Ln., Philadelphia, PA 19129,
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Julie Lowell
,
Julie Lowell
2
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
, 910 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38163,
US
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Meredith Perkins
,
Meredith Perkins
2
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
, 910 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38163,
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Steven M. Kurtz
,
Steven M. Kurtz
1
Drexel University
, 2900 W. Queen Ln., Philadelphia, PA 19129,
US
3
Exponent, Inc.
, Philadelphia, PA,
US
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William M. Mihalko
William M. Mihalko
2
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
, 910 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38163,
US
4
University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
, 1211 Union Ave., Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104,
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Arnholt, CM, Lowell, J, Perkins, M, Kurtz, SM, & Mihalko, WM. "Analysis Techniques for Polyethylene Implants in Total Knee Arthroplasty." Beyond the Implant: Retrieval Analysis Methods for Implant Surveillance. Ed. Mihalko, WM, Lemons, JE, Greenwald, AS, & Kurtz, SM. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 2018.
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Analysis of retrieved implants is a multistep process that can be approached in a variety of ways. To researchers, this analysis is vital to assessing how the implant functioned after surgery. Traditionally, this involves examination of components by one or several experts who then give feedback on the severity of observable damage. Engineering approaches attempt to minimize subjectivity by introducing standardized techniques that can quantify damage, such as microcomputed tomography analysis of retrieved polyethylene components. Methods such as these provide an objective way to measure damage and can be used in addition to subjective techniques such as visual inspection. This chapter will entail a review of the available processes that can be utilized to properly analyze how and why a polymer insert in a total knee arthroplasty implant failed.
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