Oxidation and degradation of polyethylene cups in hip joint prostheses

J. Kowal; B. Czajkowska; A. Żmihorska-Gotfryd; J. Otfinowski; A. Więcek; A. Wierzbicka; J. Wojewoda

Published : 2022-09-17

Vol. 48 No. 7-8 (2003)

Oxidation and degradation of polyethylene cups in hip joint prostheses

J. Kowal B. Czajkowska A. Żmihorska-Gotfryd J. Otfinowski A. Więcek A. Wierzbicka J. Wojewoda

Abstract

The properties of polyethylene cups of hip prostheses produced by Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, De Puy International Ltd. (Great Britain) and Aesculap AG & Co. KG (Tuttlingen, Germany), removed after various times of implantation due to their premature wearing out, were compared by means of the analysis of FT-IR spectra and determination of the hardness and viability of macrophages and osteoblasts. The oxidation of polyethylene was found to be a main reason of Aesculap cups' damages.

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polietylen ; panewka stawu biodrowego ; zużycie podczas użytkowania ; utlenianie ; twardość polyethylene ; acetabular cups ; wearing ; oxidation ; hardness

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Kowal, J., Czajkowska, B., Żmihorska-Gotfryd, A., Otfinowski, J., Więcek, A., Wierzbicka, A., & Wojewoda, J. (2022). Oxidation and degradation of polyethylene cups in hip joint prostheses. Polimery, 48(7-8), 537–539. Retrieved from https://polimery.ichp.vot.pl/index.php/p/article/view/1894

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Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, ul. Ingardena 3, 30-216 Kraków, Poland Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, ul. Św. Anny 12, 32-008 Kraków, Poland Rzeszów University of Technology, Department of Plastics Technology, Al

B. Czajkowska

A. Żmihorska-Gotfryd

J. Otfinowski

A. Więcek

A. Wierzbicka

J. Wojewoda