The Biomet Bi-Metric Total Hip Arthroplasty and Universal Acetabular Cup. High Polyethylene Failure Rate in the Medium Term

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 697-700

  Isaac, David Llewellyn ^a   Forder, Justin ^a   Skyrme, Andrew D ^a   James, Stephen E ^a  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bi Metric; polyethylene liner; revision procedure

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ACETABULOPLASTY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HIP DYSPLASIA; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACETABULUM; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547609250     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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