Compression and tension fatigue resistance of medical grade ultra high molecular weight polyethylene: the effect of morphology, sterilization, aging and temperature
- 1 January 2000
- Vol. 41 (2), 795-808
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0032-3861(99)00199-8
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