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. 2018 Feb;476(2):291-292.
doi: 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000114.

CORR Insights®: Otto Aufranc Award: Crosslinking Reduces THA Wear, Osteolysis, and Revision Rates at 15-year Followup Compared With Noncrosslinked Polyethylene

Richard W McCalden  1
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CORR Insights®: Otto Aufranc Award: Crosslinking Reduces THA Wear, Osteolysis, and Revision Rates at 15-year Followup Compared With Noncrosslinked Polyethylene

Richard W McCalden. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Feb.
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