Metal-on-metal bearing surfaces

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-76

  Jacobs, Joshua J ^a   Urban, Robert M ^a   Hallab, Nadim J ^a   Skipor, Anastasia K ^a   Fischer, Alfons ^b   Wimmer, Markus A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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EID: 61449128257     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200902000-00003     Document Type: Review

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