Immune system involvement in metal hip implant failure

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common debilitating disease, especially in the elderly. Total Hip Replacement (THR) is a last resort treatment for hip OA and Metal-on-Metal (MoM) THR was used commonly for its durability. While this is an effective treatment for many, around 12% of hip implants were...

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Main Author: Blowers, Pinar
Published: University of East Anglia 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.665964