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Revision surgery of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties for adverse reactions to metal debris

A clinical update

Gulraj S MatharuNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom; Correspondence[email protected]
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Antti EskelinenCoxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
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Andrew JudgeNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom;
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Hemant G PanditNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom;
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David W MurrayNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom;
Pages 278-288 | Received 11 Jul 2017, Accepted 16 Jan 2018, Published online: 01 Mar 2018

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