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Failure of Polyethylene Inlays in Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrieval Analysis

A retrieval analysis has been performed on 50 polyethylene inlays of cementless screw ring implants (Mecring, Mecron, Berlin, Germany) to investigate the failure mechanism of this specific open cup hip arthroplasty design that has shown a high clinical failure rate. Design-specific damage modes like...

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Autores principales: Mueller, Ulrike, Lee, Christoph, Heisel, Christian, Thomsen, Marc, Bitsch, Rudi G., Kretzer, J. Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5021858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27660758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5496396