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UHMWPE for arthroplasty: past or future?

Wear debris related osteolysis is recognised as being the main cause of failure in joint replacements based on UHMWPE inserts. However, many solutions and “new” polyethylenes have been suggested in order to address this issue. This review discusses “historical” issues associated with UHMWPE, such as...

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Autores principales: Brach del Prever, Elena Maria, Bistolfi, Alessandro, Bracco, Pierangiola, Costa, Luigi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-008-0038-y