Total hip replacements with metal-on-metal bearings

Introduction: Th e fi rst generation of metalon- metal bearings were introduced in Great Britain in 1960s. Th ese bearings were abandoned already in early 1970s due to some problems and, primarily, due to a great success of Charnley\'s prosthesis. Since it was later realized that some of the me...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Milošev, Simon Kovač, Matevž Topolovec, Venčeslav Pišot, Rihard Trebše
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2009-12-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/419