Head-neck modularity for total hip arthroplasty: Is it necessary?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-399

  Hozack, William J ^a,b   Mesa, Joseph J ^b   Rothman, Richard H ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

leg length; modularity; total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMUR HEAD PROSTHESIS; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; JOINT STABILITY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THICKNESS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0029900609     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(96)80028-3     Document Type: Article

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