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01-02-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Clinical Comparison of Polyethylene Wear with Zirconia or Cobalt-Chromium Femoral Heads

Authors: Marcel E. Roy, PhD, Leo A. Whiteside, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 2/2010

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Title: Letter to the Editor: Clinical Comparison of Polyethylene Wear with Zirconia or Cobalt-Chromium Femoral Heads
Authors: Marcel E. Roy, PhD
Leo A. Whiteside, MD
Publication date: 01-02-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-1176-0

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