Polymers in Friction Units of the Endoprostheses of Joints

Moskvichev A. M. and Kornilov N. V. , Present state of orthopaedic-traumatological treatment in Russian Federation and prospects for its improvement (paper at 6^th Congress of Traumatologists and Orthopaedists). Vestnik Travmatologii i Ortopedii im N. N. Priorova, No. 4, 1997.

Zulkarneev Z. A. and Zulkarneev R. R. , Artificial materials and their role in replacement of defects of skeletal bone (review). Plast. Massy, No. 5, 1995, pp. 51–53.

Gumargalieva K. Z. , Macrokinetic aspects of biocompatibility and biodegradability of polymers. Uspekhi Khimii, 63, No. 10, 1994, pp. 905–920.

Movshovich I. A. , Causes of instability of endoprosthesis of hip joint and repeat endoprosthetics. Ortoped. Travmatol., No. 3, 1993, pp. 5–10.

Morscher E. W. , Endoprosthetics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1995, 432 pp.

Cooper J. R. , Macroscopic and microscopic wear mechanism in ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. Wear, 162–163, No. 6, 1993, pp. 378–384.

Charnley J. , Low friction arthoplasty of the hip, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1979, 355 pp.

Black J. , Prospect for alternate bearing surfaces in total replacement arthroplasty of the hip. Proc. 2nd Symp. on Ceramic Wear Couple, Stuttgart, 1997, pp. 2–10.

Fokin V. A. , Friction pairs for total endoprostheses of hip joint and problem of wear. Margo Anterior, No. 4, 2000, p. 2.

Wroblewski B. M. , 15–21 year results of the Charnley low-friction arthroplasty. Clin. Orthop., 211, 1986, pp. 30–35.

Advertising brochure of developments by NIIGRAFIT, Russia, 2002.

Movshovich I. A. and Ya. Vilenskii V. , Polymers in traumatology and orthopaedics, Meditsina, Moscow, 1978, 320 pp.

Voloshenyuk A. N. and Kirichek S. I. , Endoprosthetics of hip joint with different types of design. VI Congress of Belarus’ Traumatologists and Orthopaedists. Papers of Congress, Vitebsk, 1996, p. 46.

Gavryushenko N. S. , Tribological characteristics of home-produced hip joint endoprostheses. 4th Congress of Russian Traumatologists and Orthopaedists. Papers of Congress, Nizhnii Novgorod, 1997, pp. 905–920.

Sanders J. , Biocompatible breakthrough. Georgia Tech Spring, 1999, p. 79.

Ling F. F. , A new model of articular cartilage in human joints. Problemy Treniya i Smazki, No. 3, 1974, pp. 164–170.

Pörtner R. , Generation of artificial cartilage in a multicell perfusion reactor. 11^th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition. Abstracts of papers, Berlin, 2000, No. 1, pp. 261–262.

Pinchuk L. S. , Belarus’ Patent 2673, A61 F61 L 27/00, 1995.

Pinchuk L. S. and Neverov A. S. , Polymer films containing corrosion inhibitors, Khimiya, Moscow, 1993, 176 pp.

Tsvetkova E. A. , Structural changes in surface layer of friction of polymeric insert of endoprosthesis cup. Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, 36, No. 5, 2000, pp. 607–620.

Pinchuk L. S. , Polymer endoprostheses friction materials with cartilage-simulating structure. World Tribology Congress, Abstracts of Papers, London, 1997, p. 745.

Kadolich Zh. V. , Insert of hip joint cup of friction surface. Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 4, Special issue NCBS’99, 1999, pp. 247–250.

Kadolich Zh. V. , Physical modification of polymer–metal conjunctions to improve their wear resistance on basis of modelling of biophysical properties of natural joints. M. Tech. Sci. thesis, Gomel’, 2002, 128 pp.