Metal wear particle characterization fro
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Doorn, Peter F. ;Campbell, Patricia A. ;Worrall, Jack ;Benya, Paul D. ;McKellop,
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The less intense tissue reaction around metal on metal total hip replacements (THRs) compared to metal on polyethylene (PE) THRs may be explained by the differences in the characteristics of metal wear particles. In this study, transmission electron microscopy was used to study metal wear particles