The porous-coated anatomic total hip prosthesis: Failure of the metal-backed acetabular component

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 755-766

  Astion, Donna J ^a   Saluan, Paul ^b   Stulberg, Bernard N ^c   Rimnac, Clare M ^d   Li, Stephen ^d  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c St Vincent Charity Hospital   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; COXITIS; FEMALE; HIP DISEASE; HIP DYSPLASIA; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0029886633     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199605000-00016     Document Type: Article

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