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The Tribology of Explanted Hip Resurfacings Following Early Fracture of the Femur

A recognized issue related to metal-on-metal hip resurfacings is early fracture of the femur. Most theories regarding the cause of fracture relate to clinical factors but an engineering analysis of failed hip resurfacings has not previously been reported. The objective of this work was to determine...

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Autores principales: Lord, James K., Langton, David J., Nargol, Antoni V.F., Meek, R.M. Dominic, Joyce, Thomas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26501331
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb6041021