Adverse Tissue Reactions in Modular Exchangeable Neck Implants: A Report of Two Cases

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 543.e13-543.e15

  Werner, S Douglas ^a   Bono, James V ^b   Nandi, Sumon ^b   Ward, Daniel M ^b   Talmo, Carl T ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse tissue reaction; Corrosion; Modular neck; Pseudotumor

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TISSUE REACTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 84874573081     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.07.026     Document Type: Article

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