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Original Article

Metal release from total hip articulations in vitro: Substantial from CoCr/CoCr, negligible from CoCr/PE and alumina/PE

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Pages 449-454 | Received 07 Jan 1998, Accepted 09 Jun 1998, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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