Mismatched wear couple zirconium oxide and aluminum oxide in total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1071-1074

  Morlock, Michael ^a   Nassutt, Roman ^a   Janssen, Rolf ^a   Willmann, Gerd ^b   Honl, Matthias ^c  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CERAMTEC AG   (Germany)

^c ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminum oxide; Ceramics; Total hip replacement; Wear; Wear couple; Zirconium oxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERAMICS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0035215635     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2001.27233     Document Type: Article

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