Hylamer vs Conventional Polyethylene in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Long-Term Case-Control Study of Wear Rates and Osteolysis

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-207

  Huddleston, James I ^a   Harris, Alex H S ^a   Atienza, Cesar A ^a   Woolson, Steven T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hylamer; osteolysis; polyethylene wear

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP DISEASE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOLYSIS; PELVIS; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOLYSIS; POLYETHYLENE; PREVALENCE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 74249115141     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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