Abstract
Joint replacement in the human may be undertaken for several reasons: pain and its associated loss of function, tumors in the skeletal structure confined to the region of the joint and trauma. Surgery to remove tumors may involve resection of more bony material than is general in joint replacement surgery.
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Paul, J.P. (1985). Considerations in Joint Replacement. In: Berme, N., Engin, A.E., Correia da Silva, K.M. (eds) Biomechanics of Normal and Pathological Human Articulating Joints. NATO ASI Series, vol 93. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5117-4_2
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