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Effect of cement fill ratio in loosening of hip implants

Femoral loosening is one of the most prevalent causes of revision orthopedic surgeries. Cement mantle thickness has been directly correlated with femoral loosening. If the mantle is too thick, there is an increased risk of radiolucent lines and inconsistent densities. Also, the more bone that is rea...

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Autores principales: Gunn, Elizabeth, Gundapaneni, Dinesh, Goswami, Tarun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Landes Bioscience 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23507806
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/biom.20709