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Retrieval Analysis of Modern Knee Tumor Megaendoprosthesis Shows Considerable Volumetric Metal Wear Generated at the Rotating Hinge

Frequently occurring damage, as well as elevated blood metal ion levels, are reported in relation to a tumor and revision system for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which applies a rotating hinge coupling with a metal-on-metal (MoM) articulation. As the patient collective for this specific system is...

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Autores principales: Bormann, Therese, Jäger, Sebastian, Kretzer, J. Philippe, Nebel, Laura, Clarius, Lucas, Omlor, Georg, Bitsch, Rudi, Lehner, Burkhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7178100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32224971
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13071519