Oxidation and wear of 100-Mrad cross-linked polyethylene shelf-aged for 30 years.
biomechanical · Level V
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Abstract
Some previous studies suggest that aging influences wear and oxidatively degraded nonsterilized ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) exhibits decreased wear resistance. We therefore asked whether shelf-aging storage conditions influenced degradation and wear resistance of gamma-irradiated UHMWPE. We examined oxidation and wear of 100-Mrad gamma-irradiated UHMWPE (100-Mrad polyethylene) cups shelf-aged for 30 years without (n=2) or with (n=2) packages. The oxidation index of the unpackaged 100-Mrad polyethylene surface (4) was higher than that of the packaged one (2.7). The packaged 100-Mrad polyethylene cup exhibited a high wear resistance with a steady wear rate of 0.5 mg/10(6) cycles. In contrast, the unpackaged 100-Mrad polyethylene exhibited an extremely high initial wear rate of 187.9 mg/10(6) cycles over the first 0.25 x 10(6) cycles with a subsequently reduced wear rate of 5 mg/10(6) cycles after 5 x 10(6) cycles. Packaging over long periods inhibits surface oxidation and maintains the wear resistance of gamma-irradiated UHMWPE cups.
Medical subject headings
- Hip Prosthesis
- Materials Testing
- Polyethylene
- Product Packaging
Anatomy
- hip