Assessing morse taper function : The relationship between impaction force, disassembly force, and design variables

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1301, Issue , 1997, Pages 114-126

  Schmidt, Andrew H ^a   Loch, Deb A ^a   Bechtold, Joan E ^a   Kyle, Richard F ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral component; Modularity; Morse taper; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005267554     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp12026s     Document Type: Article

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