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The Elite-Plus stem migrates more than the flanged Charnley stem: A clinical, radiographic, and radiostereometric analysis of 114 patients with an average of 7 years follow-up

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Charnley Elite-Plus stem was introduced in 1993 as a presumed improvement of the flanged Charnley stem. We started this study in 1996 to investigate the migratory pattern of the Elite-Plus stem. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We followed 114 patients with osteoarthritis and a prim...

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Autores principales: von Schewelov, Thord, Sanzén, Lennart, Besjakov, Jack, Carlsson, Åke
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20367422
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2010.480937