In vitro andin vivo activation of polymo
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Chen, Frank S. ;Scher, David M. ;Clancy, Robert M. ;Vera-Yu, Ayesha ;Di Cesare,
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The host inflammatory response to particulate wear debris has been implicated as a principal cause of osteolysis and aseptic loosening following total joint arthroplasty. While it has long been assumed that this inflammatory response is mediated solely by a chronic process, there has been evidence t