The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 1282-1289 , December 2010

A Mechanical Analysis of Femoral Resurfacing Implantation for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

  • Daigo Sakagoshi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, School of Medichine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Tamon Kabata, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, School of Medichine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tamon Kabata, MD, PhD, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-0934, Japan.
    • ,
  • Yuichiro Umemoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human and Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Jiro Sakamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human and Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Katsuro Tomita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, School of Medichine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

Received 26 March 2009 ,Accepted 12 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.09.002

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 1282-1289 , December 2010

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