 Polyethylene
"Polyethylene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A vinyl polymer made from ethylene. It can be branched or linear. Branched or low-density polyethylene is tough and pliable but not to the same degree as linear polyethylene. Linear or high-density polyethylene has a greater hardness and tensile strength. Polyethylene is used in a variety of products, including implants and prostheses.
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D020959
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D02.455.326.271.665.550.500 D05.750.716.507.500 D25.720.716.507.500 J01.637.051.720.716.507.500
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Schipper ON, Haddad SL, Fullam S, Pourzal R, Wimmer MA. Wear Characteristics of Conventional Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Versus Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. Foot Ankle Int. 2018 11; 39(11):1335-1344.
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Mell SP, Fullam S, Wimmer MA, Lundberg HJ. Finite element evaluation of the newest ISO testing standard for polyethylene total knee replacement liners. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2018 Jun; 232(6):545-552.
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Della Valle CJ, Calkins TE, Jacobs JJ. Diagnosing Taper Corrosion: When Is It the Taper and When Is It Something Else? J Arthroplasty. 2018 09; 33(9):2712-2715.
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Okroj KT, Calkins TE, Kayupov E, Kheir MM, Bingham JS, Beauchamp CP, Parvizi J, Della Valle CJ. The Alpha-Defensin Test for Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the Setting of an Adverse Local Tissue Reaction Secondary to a Failed Metal-on-Metal Bearing or Corrosion at the Head-Neck Junction. J Arthroplasty. 2018 06; 33(6):1896-1898.
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Pourzal R, Hall DJ, Ehrich J, McCarthy SM, Mathew MT, Jacobs JJ, Urban RM. Alloy Microstructure Dictates Corrosion Modes in THA Modular Junctions. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Dec; 475(12):3026-3043.
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Fillingham YA, Della Valle CJ, Bohl DD, Kelly MP, Hall DJ, Pourzal R, Jacobs JJ. Serum Metal Levels for Diagnosis of Adverse Local Tissue Reactions Secondary to Corrosion in Metal-on-Polyethylene Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2017 09; 32(9S):S272-S277.
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Mercuri LG, Urban RM, Hall DJ, Mathew MT. Adverse Local Tissue Responses to Failed Temporomandibular Joint Implants. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Oct; 75(10):2076-2084.
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Ardestani MM, Amenábar Edwards PP, Wimmer MA. Prediction of Polyethylene Wear Rates from Gait Biomechanics and Implant Positioning in Total Hip Replacement. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Aug; 475(8):2027-2042.
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Pourzal R, Hall DJ, Ha NQ, Urban RM, Levine BR, Jacobs JJ, Lundberg HJ. Does Surface Topography Play a Role in Taper Damage in Head-neck Modular Junctions? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Oct; 474(10):2232-42.
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Orozco Villaseñor DA, Wimmer MA. Wear Scar Similarities between Retrieved and Simulator-Tested Polyethylene TKR Components: An Artificial Neural Network Approach. Biomed Res Int. 2016; 2016:2071945.
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