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Polyethylene meniscal bearing acts as shock absorber in knee.(MPMD)
Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2006
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Leading surgeons in Oxford, England, along with engineers at Biomet, Warsaw, Ind., have developed the Oxford Unicompartmental Knee System. The Oxford is the first partial implant with a polyethylene artificial meniscal bearing that is designed to glide freely throughout the knee's range of motion, more closely replicating normal movement.
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The bearing is made of Biomet's ArCom compression-molded polyethylene that is sterilized in an inert atmosphere. The process produces a pure, very high molecular ...
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