Influence of head size on the development of metallic wear and on the characteristics of carbon layers in metal-on-metal hip joints

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-290

  Braunstein, Volker ^a,b   Sprecher, Christoph M ^a   Wimmer, Markus A ^c   Milz, Stefan ^a   Taeger, Georg ^d  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHROMIUM; COBALT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CARBON; CHROMIUM; COBALT; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 74249096882     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453670902988394     Document Type: Article

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