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Risk of cancer after primary total hip replacement: The influence of bearings, cementation and the material of the stem: A retrospective cohort study of 8,343 patients with 9 years average follow-up from Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital, Slovenia

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Despite the increasing number of total hip replacements (THRs), their systemic influence is still not known. We have studied the influence of specific features of THRs—the bearing surface, the use of bone cement and the material of the stem—on the cancer incidence. PATIENTS A...

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Autores principales: Levašič, Vesna, Milošev, Ingrid, Zadnik, Vesna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5901524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29388497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2018.1431854