Delamination of a highly cross-linked polyethylene liner associated with titanium deposits on the cobalt-chromium modular femoral head following dislocation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1306-1311

  Patten, E W ^a,b   Atwood, S A ^a,b   Van Citters, D W ^a,c   Jewett, B A ^a,d   Pruitt, L A ^a,b   Ries, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Slocum Center for Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS LINKING; FEMUR HEAD; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 77956387810     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B9.24290     Document Type: Article

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