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CORR Insights®: Can Wear Explain the Histological Variation Around Metal-on-metal Total Hips?

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Colorado, 12631 E. 17th Ave., MS 8200, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    McKinley C. Lawson MD, PhD

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This CORR Insights® is a commentary on the article “Can Wear Explain the Histological Variation Around Metal-on-metal Total Hips?” by Ebramzadeh and colleagues available at: DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3874-5.

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This CORR Insights® comment refers to the article available at DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3874-5.

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Lawson, M.C. CORR Insights®: Can Wear Explain the Histological Variation Around Metal-on-metal Total Hips?. Clin Orthop Relat Res 473, 495–497 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3956-4

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