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Third-body Wear

Third-Body Wear is a tribological degradation mechanism characterized by the entrapment and compaction of loose particulate matter between bearing surfaces, which subsequently abrades the articulating interfaces and accelerates material loss.

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151

The third-body approach: A mechanical view of wear

Maurice Godet · Wear · 1984 · 950 citations

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A study of abrasive wear under three-body conditions

E. Rabinowicz, LA Dunn, P. G. Russell · Wear · 1961 · 471 citations

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Polyethylene wear of metal-backed tibial components in total and unicompartmental knee prostheses

G Uan Den Engh, KA Dwyer, CK Hanes · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1992 · 385 citations

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The origin of submicron polyethylene wear debris in total hip arthroplasty.

Harry A. McKellop, P. Campbell, Sang‐Hyun Park et al. · PubMed · 1995 · 378 citations

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Wear modeling and the third body concept

Nicolas Fillot, Ivan Iordanoff, Y. Berthier · Wear · 2006 · 264 citations

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Authors

507

  1. YB
    Y. Berthier

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    5 publications · 618 citations

    5

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  2. TD
    Thomas D. Brown

    University of Iowa, United States

    4 publications · 116 citations

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  3. IC
    Ian C. Clarke

    Loma Linda University, United States

    3 publications · 58 citations

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  4. DR
    Douglas R. Pedersen

    University of Iowa, United States

    3 publications · 95 citations

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  5. OK
    Orhun K. Muratoglu

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    3 publications · 212 citations

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Institutions

229

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    2K citations

  2. Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon

    Lyon, France

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    883 citations

  4. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    806 citations

  5. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    213 citations

  6. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    644 citations

  7. Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    290 citations

  8. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    696 citations

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Venues

  1. Wear

    34 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

    10 publications · 384 citations

    10

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  3. Tribology International

    9 publications · 442 citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 8 publications · 586 citations

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  5. Dental Materials

    6 publications · 320 citations

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