Sex as a Patient Selection Criterion for Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
β Scribed by Harlan C. Amstutz; Lauren E. Wisk; Michel J. Le Duff
- Book ID
- 113468776
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 855 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8406
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