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Precaution, governance and the failure of medical implants: the ASR((TM)) hip in the UK

Hip implants have provided life-changing treatment, reducing pain and improving the mobility and independence of patients. Success has encouraged manufacturers to innovate and amend designs, engendering patient hopes in these devices. However, failures of medical implants do occur. The failure rate...

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Autores principales: Wienroth, Matthias, McCormack, Pauline, Joyce, Thomas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26573983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40504-014-0019-2