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Mid-term progressive loosening of hydroxyapatite-coated femoral stems paired with a metal-on-metal bearing

BACKGROUND: Several hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated femoral stems from a single manufacturer were identified to have aseptically loosened at mid-term follow-up despite prior radiographic appearance of osseointegration. Possible causes and associated risk factors for stem loosening were explored through r...

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Autores principales: Gascoyne, Trevor, Flynn, Bryan, Turgeon, Thomas, Burnell, Colin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6642514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31324195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-019-1271-1