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Evaluation of silicon nitride as a wear resistant and resorbable alternative for total hip joint replacement

Many of the failures of total joint replacements are related to tribology, i.e., wear of the cup, head and liner. Accumulation of wear particles at the implants can be linked to osteolysis which leads to bone loss and in the end aseptic implant loosening. Therefore it is highly desirable to reduce t...

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Autores principales: Olofsson, Johanna, Grehk, T. Mikael, Berlind, Torun, Persson, Cecilia, Jacobson, Staffan, Engqvist, Håkan
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/PMC3549862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23507807
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/biom.20710