Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene in Cemented THA: Randomized Study of 61 Hips

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 417, Issue , 2003, Pages 126-138

  Digas, Georgios ^a   Kärrholm, Johan ^a   Thanner, Jonas ^a   Malchau, Henrik ^a   Herberts, Peter ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BIOMATERIAL; BONE CEMENT; CHROMIUM; COBALT; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELTING POINT; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSTEREOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDING; STEREOMETRY; SUPINE POSITION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0344629811     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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