Wear of enhanced ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene (Hylamer) in combination with a 22.225 mm diameter zirconia femoral head

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 376-379

  Wroblewski, B M ^a   Siney, P D ^a   Fleming, P A ^a  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0037397639     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.85B3.13817     Document Type: Article

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