The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 700-708 , August 2010

Long-Term Results of a Contemporary Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study

  • Daniel R.P. Neumann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic University Clinic, Private Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Daniel Neumann, MD, Orthopedic University Clinic, PMU Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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  • Christoph Thaler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic University Clinic, Private Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria
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  • Wolfgang Hitzl, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Research Office, Private Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria
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  • Monika Huber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Bacteriology, SMZ Otto Wagner Spital, Vienna, Austria
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  • Thomas Hofstädter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic University Clinic, Private Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria
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  • Ulrich Dorn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic University Clinic, Private Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria

Received 26 January 2008 ,Accepted 11 May 2009.

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

PII: S0883-5403(09)00183-1

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.05.018

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 700-708 , August 2010

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