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Effects of hydroxyapatite coating on survival of an uncemented femoral stem: A Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register study on 4,772 hips
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hydroxyapatite (HA) is widely used as a coating for uncemented total hip arthroplasty components. This has been suggested to improve implant ingrowth and long-term stability. However, the evidence behind the use of HA coating on femoral stems is ambiguous. We investigated sur...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21751858 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.597699 |