Tribology in Biomechanical Systems

"Contents:
Role of Synovia in Wear Mechanism of UHMWPE - Wear of Retrieved UHMWPE Hip Liners - A New Apparatus for the In-Vitro Investigation of Tribocorrosion at the Bone-Implant Interface - Friction and Wear Reduction in Ceramicon-Ceramic Sliding Pairs for Joint Prostheses - Electromagnetic and Electric Fields as Means of Improving Endoprosthesis Joint Lubricity - Contact Mechanics of a Graded Layered Bearing Surface for Knee Prosthesis - Effect of Sliding Direction on Wear Properties of Ceramics for Joint Prostheses - Effect of Dissolved Oxygenon Wear of Silicon Carbide for Joint Prostheses - Lubrication Analysis of Metal-On-Metal Hip Joint Prostheses in a Free Pendulum Machine - Time of Exposure Lubricating Liquid for Predicting Wear of UHMWPE in Joint Prostheses - A New Screening Method for the Tribological Investigation of Artificial Joints - Biotribology: Synovial Joint Lubrication and Cartilage Wear - Functional Biological Activity of Wear Debris Generated in Artificial Hip Joints - The Biology of Total Joint Arthroplasty - A Revision Protocol Standard for Total Hip Arthroplasty - Wear Testing of Total Hip Joint According to ISO and Development of a New Hip Joint Simulator According to ISO - Tribology in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Historical Development and Future Trends - Tribology in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Historical Development and Future Trends - Ceramics in Total Joint Arthroplasty - Metal on Metal Pairings in Total Hip Arthroplasty - Mathematical Simulation of Forces in Human Gait - Tribology and Structurals Aspects in the Function of the Human Hand"