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Two-year follow-up of revision total hip arthroplasty using a ceramic revision head with a retained well-fixed femoral component: a case series

INTRODUCTION: It is known that a well-fixed stem can be left in situ when only the acetabular component and femoral head have to be changed. However, in a revision case, the use of a ceramic head on an existing taper is not recommended. Slight damages of the taper may increase the risk of a ceramic...

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Autores principales: Ganzer, Dirk, Forke, Lutz, Irlenbusch, Ulrich
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/PMC4302118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25515611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-434