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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 77, 2006 - Issue 5
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In vitro comparison of frictional torque and torsional resistance of aged conventional gamma-in-nitrogen sterilized polyethylene versus aged highly crosslinked polyethylene articulating against head sizes larger than 32 mm

Brian R Burroughs Harris Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory and the Adult Reconstructive Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, 02114
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Orhun K Muratoglu Harris Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory and the Adult Reconstructive Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, 02114
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Charles R Bragdon Harris Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory and the Adult Reconstructive Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, 02114
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Keith K Wannomae Harris Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory and the Adult Reconstructive Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, 02114
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Steven Christensen Harris Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory and the Adult Reconstructive Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, 02114
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Andrew J Lozynsky Harris Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory and the Adult Reconstructive Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, 02114
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William H Harris Harris Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory and the Adult Reconstructive Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, 02114Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 710-718 | Received 18 Feb 2005, Accepted 28 Jan 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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