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Research Article

The STRYDE limb lengthening nail is susceptible to mechanically assisted crevice corrosion: an analysis of 23 retrieved implants

Morten Stendahl Jellesena Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby;
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Trine Nybo Lomholtb Materials and Product Testing, FORCE Technology, Brøndby;
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Rikke Quist Hansena Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby; ;b Materials and Product Testing, FORCE Technology, Brøndby;
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Troels Mathiesenb Materials and Product Testing, FORCE Technology, Brøndby;
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Carsten Gundlachc Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby;
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Søren Koldd Department of Orthopaedics, Interdisciplinary Orthopaedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg;
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Tobias Nygaarde Department of Orthopaedics, Limb Lengthening and Bone Reconstruction Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen;
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Mindaugas Mikuzisd Department of Orthopaedics, Interdisciplinary Orthopaedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg;
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Ulrik Kähler Olesene Department of Orthopaedics, Limb Lengthening and Bone Reconstruction Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen;
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Jan Duedal Rölfingf Orthopaedic Reconstruction and Children’s Orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 621-627 | Published online: 08 Jun 2021

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