Understanding Why Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasties Fail: A Comparison Between Patients with Well-Functioning and Revised Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasties AAOS Exhibit Selection

BACKGROUND:A large proportion of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty failures are due to unexplained pain. The mechanism of failure has been thought to be associated with factors that increase material loss, including specific design features and surgical positioning of components. However, recent evide...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2012-02, Vol.94 (4), p.e22-e22
Hauptverfasser: Hart, Alister J, Matthies, Ashley, Henckel, Johann, Ilo, Kevin, Skinner, John, Noble, Philip C
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