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On the inflammatory response in metal-on-metal implants

BACKGROUND: Metal-on-metal implants are a special form of hip endoprostheses that despite many advantages can entail serious complications due to release of wear particles from the implanted material. Metal wear particles presumably activate local host defence mechanisms, which causes a persistent i...

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Autores principales: Dapunt, Ulrike, Giese, Thomas, Lasitschka, Felix, Reinders, Jörn, Lehner, Burkhard, Kretzer, Jan Philippe, Ewerbeck, Volker, Hänsch, Gertrud Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3994416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24650243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-12-74