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What is appropriate surveillance for metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty patients?

A clinical update

Gulraj S MatharuNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK;; Correspondence[email protected]
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Andrew JudgeNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK;;
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Antti EskelinenCoxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
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David W MurrayNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK;;
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Hemant G PanditNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK;;
Pages 29-39 | Received 18 Jul 2017, Accepted 14 Sep 2017, Published online: 06 Nov 2017

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