Ceramics in Total Joint Surgery: The Pros and Cons

Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 196-201

  Skinner, Harry B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ceramics; complications; fracture; wear data

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL; POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; JOINT FRACTURE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINT SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGEON;

EID: 33845298929     PISSN: 10454527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sart.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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