In vivo wear of a squeaky alumina-on-alumina hip prosthesis a case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Laurent, Michel P ^a   Pourzal, Robin ^b   Fischer, Alfons ^b   Bertin, Kim C ^c   Jacobs, Joshua J ^a   Wimmer, Markus A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c Utah Bone & Joint Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR HEAD; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 79953892217     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00930     Document Type: Article

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