Is the Birmingham hip resurfacing worthwhile?

HIP International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-28

  Pollard, T C B ^a   Basu, C ^a   Ainsworth, R ^a   Lai, W ^a   Bannister, G C ^a,b  

^a BUPA Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birmingham Hip Resurfacing; Hybrid hip replacement; Results

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; DISLOCATION; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 4043053446     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112070000301300104     Document Type: Article

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