Prospective clinical and joint simulator studies of a new total hip arthroplasty using alumina ceramic heads and cross-linked polyethylene cups

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 280-285

  Wroblewski, B M ^a   Siney, P D ^b   Dowson, D ^c   Collins, S N ^c  

^a Dept of Orthopaedic Biomechanics ^*

^b WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CERAMICS; CORROSION; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POLYETHYLENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0029887658     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b2.0780280     Document Type: Article

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