Ten-year socket wear in 66 hip arthroplasties: Ceramic versus metal heads

Radiographic measurements of polyethylene socket wear were performed in 33 hip prostheses with an Al2O3-ceramic head and 33 prostheses with a metal head. At 9-11 years, the average reduction of the diameter of the polyethylene was 0.26 and 0.96 mm, respectively, in the ceramic and the metal group. H...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta orthopaedica 1990, Vol.61 (3), p.240-243
Hauptverfasser:	Schüller, Hans M., Marti, Rene K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Ceramics Female Femur Head - diagnostic imaging Follow-Up Studies Hip Joint - diagnostic imaging Hip Prosthesis - instrumentation Humans Male Medical sciences Metals Middle Aged Orthopedic surgery Prosthesis Design Prosthesis Failure Radiography Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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