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. Ed(S): Jones, Lynne C.; Haggard, Warren O.; Greenwald, A. Seth - Metal-on-Metal Bearings: A Clinical Practicum - 9781461489986 - V9781461489986
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Metal-on-Metal Bearings: A Clinical Practicum

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Description for Metal-on-Metal Bearings: A Clinical Practicum hardcover. This book addresses the background and significance of factors potentially influencing clinical and biological outcomes of metal-on-metal hip implants. Includes discussion of reported complications including pseudotumors and other lymphocytic-based responses. Editor(s): Jones, Lynne C.; Haggard, Warren O.; Greenwald, A. Seth. Num Pages: 210 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBGR; MNS; MQW; TDM; TGBF; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.

This book addresses the background and significance of the factors potentially influencing the clinical and biological outcomes of metal-on-metal hip implants. Metal-on-metal bearings were introduced and evaluated as an alternative to other bearing couples, particularly metal-on-polyethylene, due to their enhanced wear resistance as determined in laboratory testing. Initially, reports of short-term clinical outcomes were favorable and an increasing number of metal-on-metal prostheses were implanted. Subsequently, isolated case findings describing adverse tissue responses around the articulation became the harbinger of an increasing number of reports describing pseudotumors and other significant lymphocytic-based responses associated with metal-on-metal prostheses. Questions have been raised as to whether ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461489986
SKU
V9781461489986
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Ref
99-15

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