Volumetric assessment of material loss from retrieved cemented metal hip replacement stems
The aim of this study was to investigate the scale of metallic wear debris generation at the cement-stem interface of polished cobalt-chrome implants. Thirty-one Zimmer CPT cemented femoral stems were retrieved; mean time in vivo was 77.8 months (range 38-97 months), with 70% (n=21) of the stems con...
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| Language: | English |
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2015-01-05.
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