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Surface Characterization of Retrieved Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Implants from Patients with Adverse Reaction to Metal Debris

The use of metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip implants has decreased recently due to reports of high failure rates and adverse local tissue reaction (ALTR). It has been hypothesized that wear metal debris released from CoCr bearing surfaces may provoke delayed hypersensitivity reactions. The goal of thi...

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Autores principales: Burbano, Maria, Russell, Robert, Huo, Michael, Welch, Robert, Roy, Diana, Rodrigues, Danieli C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28788544
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma7031866