Fracture of a Y-TZP ceramic femoral head. Analysis of a fault

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1192-1196

  Maccauro, G ^a,e   Piconi, C ^a   Burger, W ^a,b   Pilloni, L ^a,c   De Santis, E ^a   Muratori, F ^a   Learmonth, I D ^a,d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CERAMTEC AG   (Germany)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Bristol University ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CERAMICS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 9244231116     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.86B8.15012     Document Type: Review

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