Metal-on-metal joint arthroplasty: Potential lifetime longevity

HIP International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-52

  Dunstan, E ^a,b   Sanghrajka, A P ^a   Whittingham Jones, P ^a   Tilley, S ^a   Blunn, G ^a   Cannon, S R ^a   Briggs, T W R ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ewelme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Function; Hip; Metal on metal; Wear

Indexed keywords

METAL; TRACER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744958007     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2008.4468     Document Type: Article

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