The UniSpacer: Insufficient Data to Support Its Widespread Use

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 416, Issue , 2003, Pages 164-166

  Scott, Richard D ^a,b  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242712432     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000093027.56370.a2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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