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What are the crystalline regions of polyethylene?

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What are the crystalline regions of polyethylene?

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Areas where polyethylene chains fold into an orderly, laminar structure. Jacobs CA, Christensen CP, Greenwald AS, McKellop H. Clinical Performance of Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylenes in Total Hip Arthroplasty, JBJS, 89: 2779. Hopper RH Jr, Young AM, Orishimo KF, Engh CA Jr. Effect of terminal sterilization with gas plasma or gamma radiation on wear of polyethylene liners, JBJS. 2003 Mar;85-A(3):464-8.