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Original papers

No adverse effects of submelt-annealed highly crosslinked polyethylene in cemented cups

An RSA study of 8 patients 10 years after surgery

Stephan M RöhrlDepartment of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, CIRRO, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Bo NivbrantPerth Orthopaedic Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
&
Kjell G Nilsson Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
Pages 148-152 | Received 23 May 2011, Accepted 18 Oct 2011, Published online: 17 Jan 2012

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