Mechanical strength of used ceramic femoral heads

HIP International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Thomsen, Marc ^a   Breusch, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alumina ceramic heads; Ceramic surface; Fracture strength; Revision hip surgery; THA

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 1642476731     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112070000301300208     Document Type: Article

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