Metal debris release from metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty : mechanism, quantification and clinical effects
Metal on metal (MoM) hip replacements consist of a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy femoral head which articulates against an acetabular cup manufactured from similar material. MoM hip replacements were introduced in the 1980s. It was thought that the overall reduction in volumetric wear as well as...
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
2013
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