Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: A Review of the Evidence for Surgical Technique, Outcome, and Complications

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-272

  Amanatullah, Derek F ^a   Cheung, Yeukkei ^a   Di Cesare, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; Arthroplasty; Hip; Metal on metal; Replacement; Resurfacing; Surface

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL ION;

DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMORAL NECK NOTCHING; FEMORAL NECK REAMING; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMPLANT; METAL HYPERSENSITIVITY; METAL ON METAL HIP RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPORT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE CEMENTS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951921175     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.01.002     Document Type: Review

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