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Perspectives in total hip arthroplasty : advances in biomaterials and their tribological interactions /
Total hip arthroplasty, the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedure, is used to replace or reconstruct the hip with an artificial joint. Perspectives in Total Hip Arthroplasty outlines developments in technologies and biomaterials used for this procedure, with a focus on the tribological inter...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; Waltham, Massachusetts :
Woodhead Publishing,
2014.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ;
no. 84. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Total hip arthroplasty, the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedure, is used to replace or reconstruct the hip with an artificial joint. Perspectives in Total Hip Arthroplasty outlines developments in technologies and biomaterials used for this procedure, with a focus on the tribological interactions of the materials used. Part one outlines the history of total hip arthroplasty and goes on to explore advances in techniques and biomaterials. Part two focuses on the tribology of materials used to perform this procedure, providing an explanation of the impact of wear on th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (187 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782420392 1782420398 |