Wear in alumina-on-alumina ceramic total hip replacements: A retrieval analysis of edge loading

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 901-907

  Esposito, C I ^a,b   Walter, W L ^a,b   Roques, A ^a,c   Tuke, M A ^a,d   Zicat, B A ^a,b   Walsh, W R ^a,e   Walter, W K ^a,b  

^a Specialist Orthopaedic Group   (Australia)

^b Mater Clinic   (Australia)

^c Aurora Medical Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d Owner MatOrtho Limited   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ANTEVERSION; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84863454017     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B7.29115     Document Type: Article

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