Severe Metallosis in an Isoelastic Hip Prosthesis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 324-325

  Thiagarajan, P ^a   Das De, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Isoelastic hip prosthesis; Metallosis

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SYNOVITIS;

FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STAINLESS STEEL; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0032107281     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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