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Research Article

Necrobiosis and T-lymphocyte infiltration in retrieved aseptically loosened metal-on-polyethylene arthroplasties

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Pages 596-601 | Received 01 Dec 2010, Accepted 23 May 2011, Published online: 24 Nov 2011

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