The principle of low frictional torque in the Charnley total hip replacement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 855-858

  Wroblewski, B M ^a   Siney, P D ^a   Fleming, P A ^a  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC LOOSENING; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW FRICTIONAL TORQUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RADIUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ACETABULUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FRICTION; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650170282     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.22027     Document Type: Article

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