Quantification of structural changes of UHMWPE components in total joint replacements
β Scribed by Fulin, Petr; Pokorny, David; Slouf, Miroslav; Nevoralova, Martina; Vackova, Tatana; Dybal, Jiri; Pilar, Jan
- Book ID
- 125399649
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 416 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-2474
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