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Letter to the Editor: Association of Osteonecrosis and Failure of Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Arun Kannan MS & Rajesh Malhotra MS

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(Re: Zustin J, Sauter G, Morlock MM, Rüther W, Amling M. Association of osteonecrosis and failure of hip resurfacing arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]. DOI 10.1007/s11999-009-0979-3).

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Kannan, A., Malhotra, R. Letter to the Editor: Association of Osteonecrosis and Failure of Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res 468, 902–903 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-1194-y

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