One hundred and fifty years of history of the Morse taper: From Stephen A. Morse in 1864 to complications related to modularity in hip arthroplasty

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2081-2088

  Hernigou, Philippe ^a   Queinnec, Steffen ^a   Flouzat Lachaniette, Charles Henri ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE SAFETY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MATERIALS TESTING; MORSE TAPER; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RELIABILITY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885433912     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-013-1927-0     Document Type: Article

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