The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2010

Migration of the Trabecular Metal Monoblock Acetabular Cup System

  • Athanasios T. Kostakos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, First IKA Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Athanasios T. Kostakos, MD, Department of Orthopedics, First IKA Hospital, Athens, 1 Zaimi St, 15127 Athens, Greece.
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  • Georgios A. Macheras, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, First IKA Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Constantinos E. Frangakis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Kosmas S. Stafilas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Dimitrios Baltas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, First IKA Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Theodoros A. Xenakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Received 1 November 2007 ,Revised 22 July 2008 ,Accepted 7 September 2008.

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

PII: S0883-5403(08)00806-1

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.09.027

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2010