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Review

Metal-on-metal joint bearings and hematopoetic malignancy

A review

Philippe WagnerDepartments of Orthopedics
,
Håkan OlssonOncology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund
,
Jonas RanstamDepartments of Orthopedics
,
Otto RobertssonDepartments of Orthopedics
,
Ming Hao ZhengCentre for Orthopaedic Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
&
Lars LidgrenDepartments of OrthopedicsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 553-558 | Received 14 Jun 2012, Accepted 27 Sep 2012, Published online: 09 Nov 2012

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