Severe metallosis after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-364

  Sanchis Alfonso, Vicente ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metal on metal articulation; Metallic debris; Metallosis; Polyethylene wear; Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 34047211646     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0207-6     Document Type: Article

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