High rate of revision and a high incidence of radiolucent lines around Metasul metal-on-metal total hip replacements: Results from a randomised controlled trial of three bearings after seven years

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 95 B, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 881-886

  Bjorgul, K ^a   Novicoff, W N ^a,b   Andersen, S T ^a,c   Ahlund, O R ^a   Bunes, A ^a   Wiig, M ^a,d   Brevig, K ^a  

^a Ostfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Opticon AS   (Norway)

^d Dyrendal Medical Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERAMIC ON POLYETHYLENE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL ON CONVENTIONAL POLYETHYLENE PROSTHESIS; METASUL META ON METAL PROSTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 84879671912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B7.31067     Document Type: Article

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