Acute polyethylene fracture in an uncemented acetabular cup

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 310-312

  Gross, Allan E ^a   Dust, William N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS FRACTURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACETABULUM; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 0030850476     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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