Murali Jasty

TL;DR: The concept of the effective joint space is suggested to include all periprosthetic regions that are accessible to joint fluid and thus accessible to particulate debris to indicate that joint fluid penetrates far more extensively than previously thought.

TL;DR: A novel method of increasing the cross-link density is presented in which UHMWPE is irradiated in air at an elevated temperature with a high-dose-rate electron beam and subsequently is melt-annealed, which leads to the absence of detectable free radicals in the polymer and, as a result, excellent resistance to oxidation of the polymer.

TL;DR: The time relationship in this series suggested that long-term failure of the fixation of cemented femoral components was primarily mechanical, starting with debonding at the interface between the cement and the prosthesis, and continuing as slowly developing fractures in the cement mantle.

TL;DR: Investigation of the in vivo features of the chronic inflammatory response to wear particles from orthopaedic joint implants in patients who had had a total hip replacement found that macrophages were the predominant cellular constituents but also that fibroblasts were present and were actively producing collagen.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the wear behavior of three types of cross-linked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and found that wear resistance increases with crosslink density.