Comparison of the response of primary hu
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Efrat Yagil-Kelmer; Peter Kazmier; Mohamed N Rahaman; B.Sonny Bal; Ronald K Tess
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Article
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2004
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract It is well recognized that wear particles derived from orthopaedic implants have the potential to induce inflammation, which may eventually lead to aseptic loosening of the artificial joint. We hypothesized that alumina ceramic particles of different sizes cause a differential cytokine