Short stems for total hip arthroplasty: Initial experience with the Fitmore™ stem

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 11 SUPPL.A, 2012, Pages 47-51

  Gustke, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIP MALFORMATION; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HIP STEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 84870179144     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B11.30677     Document Type: Article

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