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Mechanical behaviour of standardized, endoskeleton-including hip spacers implanted into composite femurs

Two-stage reconstruction using an antibiotic loaded cement spacer is the preferred treatment method of late hip joint infections. Hip spacers maintain stability of the joint and length of the limb during treatment period. However, as the material strength of bone cement (PMMA) is limited, spacer fra...

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Autores principales: Thielen, T., Maas, S., Zuerbes, A., Waldmann, D., Anagnostakos, K., Kelm, J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19834594