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Wear of highly crosslinked polyethylene acetabular components

A review of RSA studies

Stuart A CallaryDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital;Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of AdelaideCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lucian B SolomonDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital;Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of AdelaideCorrespondence[email protected]
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Oksana T HolubowyczCentre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of AdelaideCorrespondence[email protected]
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David G CampbellWakefield Orthopaedic ClinicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zachary MunnThe Joanna Briggs Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Donald W HowieDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital;Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of AdelaideCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 159-168 | Received 13 Feb 2014, Accepted 11 Aug 2014, Published online: 10 Oct 2014

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