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Metallic Wear in Failed Titanium-Alloy Total Hip Replacements: A Histological and Quantitative Analysis

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Agins HJ, Alcock NW, Bansal M, Salvati EA, Wilson, PD, Pellicci PM, Bullough PG.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

    Paul A. Banaszkiewicz FRCS (Tr & Orth), MClin Ed, FAcad MEd, FHEA

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Banaszkiewicz, P.A. (2014). Metallic Wear in Failed Titanium-Alloy Total Hip Replacements: A Histological and Quantitative Analysis. In: Banaszkiewicz, P., Kader, D. (eds) Classic Papers in Orthopaedics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5451-8_23

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