The friction of explanted hip prostheses

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-26

  Hall, R M ^a   Unsworth, A ^a   Wroblewski, B M ^b   Siney, P ^b   Powell, N J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friction; Hip prostheses; Low friction arthroplasty; Retrieval studies

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; EXPLANT; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; JOINT FUNCTION; LUBRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REOPERATION; SIMULATOR; TORQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0030762389     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.1.20     Document Type: Article

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