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Long-term durability of alumina ceramic heads in THA

BACKGROUND: The optimal type of bearing for hip arthroplasty remains a matter of debate. Ceramic-on-polyethylene (CoP) bearings are frequently used in younger and more active patients to reduce wear and increase biocompatibility compared to Metal-on-Polyethylene (MoP) bearings. However, in compariso...

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Autores principales: Beckmann, Nicholas A., Gotterbarm, Tobias, Innmann, Moritz M., Merle, Christian, Bruckner, Thomas, Kretzer, J. Philippe, Streit, Marcus R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26363981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0703-2