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The Result of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Metallosis Following a Catastrophic Failure of a Polyethylene Liner

BACKGROUND: Wear cannot be completely prevented after total hip arthroplasty. If severe polyethylene (PE) liner wear develops, the so-called catastrophic failure occurs and metallosis develops. We postulated that longevity of the new implant may be affected after revision surgery for metallosis foll...

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Autores principales: Kwak, Hong Suk, Yoo, Jeong Joon, Lee, Young-Kyun, Koo, Kyung-Hoi, Yoon, Kang Sup, Kim, Hee Joong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25729518
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2015.7.1.46