Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 1174-1182 , September 2010

Surface grafting of biocompatible phospholipid polymer MPC provides wear resistance of tibial polyethylene insert in artificial knee joints

  • T. Moro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Science for Joint Reconstruction, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • Y. Takatori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Science for Joint Reconstruction, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • M. Kyomoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Science for Joint Reconstruction, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • K. Ishihara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • K. Saiga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Science for Joint Reconstruction, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • ,
  • K. Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sensory & Motor System Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • H. Kawaguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sensory & Motor System Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Sensory & Motor System Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. Tel: 81-3-3815-5411x30473; Fax: 81-3-3818-4082.

Received 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 29 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.05.019

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 1174-1182 , September 2010

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