Reduction of polyethylene in a congruent meniscal knee prosthesis. Experimental and clinical studies

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 68, Issue 275, 1997, Pages 127-131

  Tsakonas, Athanasios C ^a,b   Polyzoides, Apostolos J ^b  

^a Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^b Sollihul Hospital ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0031255861     PISSN: 03008827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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