The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 188-196 , February 2008

Fractures of Modern High Nitrogen Stainless Steel Cemented Stems: Cause, Mechanism, and Avoidance in 14 Cases

  • Piers J. Yates, MBBS(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCS FRCS(Tr & Orth)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Piers J Yates, MBBS(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCS FRCS(Tr & Orth), Perth Orthopaedic Institute, Nedlands, Perth 6009, Western Australia.
    • Perth Orthopaedic Institute, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia
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  • Nasir A. Quraishi, FRCS

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    • Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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  • Allan Kop, PhD, MSc

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    • Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
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  • Donald W. Howie, PhD, FRACS

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    • Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
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  • Clare Marx, FRCS

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    • Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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  • Eric Swarts, BSc

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    • Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia

Received 21 April 2006 ,Accepted 10 December 2006.

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 No benefits or funds were received in support of the study.

PII: S0883-5403(06)00885-0

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.12.051

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 188-196 , February 2008

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