Conventional and cross-linked polyethylene properties

Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Guide to Get Better Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 353-360

  Pruitt, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 68749099767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27658-0_56     Document Type: Chapter

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