Mechanical behaviour of standardized, endoskeleton-including hip spacers implanted into composite femurs

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 280-286

  Thielen, Thomas ^a   Maas, S ^a   Zuerbes, A ^a   Waldmann, D ^a   Anagnostakos, K ^b   Kelm, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Orthopadisches Zentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone cement; Endoskeleton; Fracture; Infection; Spacer

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COXITIS; FEMUR; GERMANY; HIP SURGERY; JOINT STABILITY; LABORATORY TEST;

EID: 70349944499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.6.280     Document Type: Article

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