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Metal ion levels in large-diameter total hip and resurfacing hip arthroplasty-Preliminary results of a prospective five year study after two years of follow-up

BACKGROUND: Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing is an alternative to metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty, especially for young and physically active patients. However, wear which might be detected by increased serum ion levels is a matter of concern. METHODS: The aims of this preliminary study were to...

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Autores principales: Maurer-Ertl, W, Friesenbichler, J, Sadoghi, P, Pechmann, M, Trennheuser, M, Leithner, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22494794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-56