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Quantitative relationships between microdamage and cancellous bone strength and stiffness by Hernandez, C.J, Lambers, F.M, Widjaja, J, Chapa, C, Rimnac, C.M

“…Abstract Microscopic tissue damage (microdamage) is an aspect of bone quality associated with impaired bone mechanical performance. While it is clear that bone…”
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Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene: Mechanics, morphology, and clinical behavior by Sobieraj, M.C., Rimnac, C.M.

“…Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a semicrystalline polymer that has been used for over four decades as a bearing surface in total joint…”
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Evaluation of J-initiation fracture toughness of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements by Varadarajan, R., Rimnac, C.M.

“…Fracture of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) total joint replacement components is a clinical concern. Thus, it is important to characterize…”
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Alterations in damage processes in dense cancellous bone following gamma-radiation sterilization by Dux, S.J, Ramsey, D, Chu, E.H, Rimnac, C.M, Hernandez, C.J

“…Abstract Structurally intact cancellous bone allograft is an attractive tissue form because its high porosity can provide space for delivery of osteogenic…”
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Constitutive modeling of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene under large-deformation and cyclic loading conditions by Bergström, J.S., Kurtz, S.M., Rimnac, C.M., Edidin, A.A.

“…When subjected to a monotonically increasing deformation state, the mechanical behavior of UHMWPE is characterized by a linear elastic response followed by…”
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A physical, chemical, and mechanical study of lumbar vertebrae from normal, ovariectomized, and nandrolone decanoate-treated cynomolgus monkeys ( macaca fascicularis) by Gadeleta, S.J, Boskey, A.L, Paschalis, E, Carlson, C, Menschik, F, Baldini, T, Peterson, M, Rimnac, C.M

“…Ovariectomized cynomolgus monkeys have previously been investigated as a nonhuman primate model of postmenopausal osteoporosis (Jerome et al., Bone Miner…”
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Static fracture resistance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene using the single specimen normalization method by Varadarajan, R., Dapp, E.K., Rimnac, C.M.

“…Fracture of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) components used in total joint replacements is a clinical concern. UHMWPE materials exhibits…”
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Thermomechanical behavior of virgin and highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene used in total joint replacements by Kurtz, S.M, Villarraga, M.L, Herr, M.P, Bergström, J.S, Rimnac, C.M, Edidin, A.A

“…Three series of uniaxial tension and compression tests were conducted on two conventional and two highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes…”
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Prediction of multiaxial mechanical behavior for conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE using a hybrid constitutive model by Bergström, J.S., Rimnac, C.M., Kurtz, S.M.

“…The development of theoretical failure, fatigue, and wear models for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in joint replacements has been…”
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Failure micromechanisms during uniaxial tensile fracture of conventional and highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes used in total joint replacements by Gencur, S.J, Rimnac, C.M, Kurtz, S.M

“…Highly crosslinked UHMWPEs have demonstrated improved in vitro wear properties; however, there is concern regarding loss of fracture resistance and ductility…”
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An augmented hybrid constitutive model for simulation of unloading and cyclic loading behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE by Bergström, J.S., Rimnac, C.M., Kurtz, S.M.

“…Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is extensively used in total joint replacements. Wear, fatigue, and fracture have limited the longevity of…”
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The relationship between the clinical performance and large deformation mechanical behavior of retrieved UHMWPE tibial inserts by Kurtz, S.M, Rimnac, C.M, Pruitt, L, Jewett, C.W, Goldberg, V, Edidin, A.A

“…Many aspects of the proposed relationship between material properties and clinical performance of UHMWPE components remain unclear. In this study, we explored…”
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Post-irradiation aging of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene by Rimnac, C M, Klein, R W, Betts, F, Wright, T M

“…A study was performed to determine the time-course of oxidative degradation and the extent to which the degradation proceeded through the bulk of ultra-high…”
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Notch strengthening and hardening behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE under applied tensile loading by Sobieraj, M.C., Kurtz, S.M., Rimnac, C.M.

“…This study examined the engineering and true axial stress–strain behavior of smooth cylindrical and shallow and deep notched cylindrical test specimens, under…”
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Molecular chain stretch is a multiaxial failure criterion for conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPE by Bergström, J.S., Rimnac, C.M., Kurtz, S.M.

“…The development of accurate theoretical failure, fatigue, and wear models for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is an important step towards…”
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Fatigue-induced microdamage in cancellous bone occurs distant from resorption cavities and trabecular surfaces by Goff, M.G, Lambers, F.M, Nguyen, T.M, Sung, J, Rimnac, C.M, Hernandez, C.J

“…Abstract Impaired bone toughness is increasingly recognized as a contributor to fragility fractures. At the tissue level, toughness is related to the ability…”
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Microstructural aspects of the fracture process in human cortical bone by Akkus, O, Jepsen, K. J, Rimnac, C. M

“…Fracture toughness tests were conducted in the transverse and longitudinal directions to the osteonal orientation of human femoral cortical bone tissue to…”
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Cyclic steady state stress-strain behavior of UHMW polyethylene by KRZYPOW, D. J, RIMNAC, C. M

“…To increase the long-term performance of total joint replacements, finite element analyses of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) components have…”
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Postirradiation aging affects stress and strain in polyethylene components by Kurtz, S M, Bartel, D L, Rimnac, C M

“…Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene components oxidatively degrade because of gamma radiation sterilization and subsequent shelf aging in air. The effects…”
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Mechanical behavior, wear surface morphology, and clinical performance of UHMWPE acetabular components after 10 years of implantation by Edidin, A.A., Rimnac, C.M., Goldberg, V.M., Kurtz, S.M.

“…The relationships between the mechanical behavior of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and the long-term clinical performance of acetabular…”
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