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Adverse reaction to metal bearing leading to femoral stem fractures: a literature review and report of two cases

Metal-on-metal (MoM) bearing in total hip replacement (THR) has a high failure rate due to adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). There is a spectrum of soft tissue and bony changes in ARMD including muscle necrosis and osteolysis. In our institution, more than 1500 MoM THRs were implanted since 2...

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Autores principales: Al-Azzani, Waheeb A.K., Iqbal, Hafiz J., John, Alun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4740763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26846269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw002