Thromboembolic complications after total hip replacement
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Cementless total hip replacement complications.
early osteointegration. On-growth of bone to porous coated prostheses is influenced by many factors such as the composition and topography of the surface, as well as the local biological and mechanical environment in the immediately adjacent bone. Given that the short stem femoral implant is orientated in a more oblique to transverse trajectory, it might be subjected to greater bending moments ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Orthopaedics
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0341-2695,1432-5195
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-001-0310-8