Orientation and wear of the acetabular component in third generation alumina-on-alumina ceramic bearings: An analysis of 33 retrievals

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1158-1164

  Lusty, P J ^a,b   Watson, A ^a,b   Tuke, M A ^a,c   Walter, W L ^a   Walter, W K ^a   Zicat, B ^a  

^a Sydney Hip and Knee Surgeons   (Australia)

^b Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research   (Australia)

^c Finsbury Instruments   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BONE CEMENT;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ACETABULUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 35848961039     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B9.19282     Document Type: Article

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