Premature failure of Kinemax Plus total knee replacements

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 604-611

  Reay, E ^a   Wu, J ^a,b   Holland, J ^a   Deehan, D ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SURGEON; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 65649122605     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B5.21525     Document Type: Article

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