Chapter-064 Metal-on-metal Total Hips
BOOK TITLE: Orthopedics: Seeking a Balance
Author
1. Sarmiento Augusto
ISBN
9789350252802
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11546_64
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1.
Universities of Miami and Southern California
Past President of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, 33101, USA,
Universities of Miami and Southern California, USA
Chapter keywords
metal-on-metal prostheses,
total hip arthroplasty,
Charnley approach,
MacKee-Farrar arthroplasty,
metalosis,
polyethylene,
friction,
metal surfaces,
polyethylene sockets,
metallic implants