Risk factor analysis for early femoral failure in metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty: the effect of bone density and body mass index
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The importance of appropriately selecting patients based on factors such as bone mineral density, body mass index, age, gender, and femoral component size has been demonstrated in many studies as an aid in decreasing the rate of revi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.josr-online.com/content/7/1/1 |