(1) The Joint Replacement Center of Korea, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 911-1, MokDong, YangCheon-Gu, Seoul, 158-710, Korea;(2) Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
Abstract:
Background
The greater lubricity and resistance to scratching of oxidized zirconium femoral components are expected to result in less polyethylene wear than cobalt-chrome femoral components.