Early failure of the Ultima metal-on-metal total hip replacement in the presence of normal plain radiographs

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92 B, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1501-1508

  Donell, S T ^a   Darrah, C ^a   Nolan, J F ^a   Wimhurst, J ^a   Toms, A ^a   Barker, T H W ^a   Case, C P ^b   Tucker, J K ^a   Cahir, J ^a   Marshall, T J ^a   Neda, S ^a   Hammouche, S ^a   Elsaid, M ^a   Peters, C L ^c   Clark, I ^d   Neville, A ^e   Borroff, M ^f   Farrar, R ^f  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Avon Orthopaedic Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f Synthes Technical Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; METAL ION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BONE NECROSIS; COXITIS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEONECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649420732     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B11.24504     Document Type: Article

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