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. 2012 Nov;94(11 Suppl A):78-81.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B11.30622.

Metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty: going, going, gone... - opposes

H Benjamin-Laing  1 , F S Haddad
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Metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty: going, going, gone... - opposes

H Benjamin-Laing et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

In this paper, we will consider the current role of metal-on-metal bearings by looking at three subtypes of MoM hip arthroplasty separately: Hip resurfacing, large head (> 36 mm) MoM THA and MoM THA with traditional femoral head sizes.

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