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Original Article

Wear of the polyethylene acetabular cup: The effect of head material, head diameter, and cup thickness studied with a hip simulator

Pages 501-506 | Received 16 Jun 1995, Accepted 31 Aug 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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