Massive metallosis due to metal-on-metal impingement in substitutive long-stemmed knee prosthesis [6]

Histopathology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 237-238

  Ottaviani, G ^a   Catagni, M A ^b   Matturri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LETTER; METAL BINDING; METAL METABOLISM; METALLOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

EID: 14344251566     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.01973.x     Document Type: Letter

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