Early delamination of a Hylamer-M tibial insert

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 974-976

  Ries, Michael D ^a   Bellare, Anuj ^b   Livingston, Brian J ^b   Cohen, Robert E ^b   Spector, Myron ^b  

^a BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; IRRADIATION; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIBIA;

EID: 0030444721     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(96)80143-4     Document Type: Article

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