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The heads of big diameter, like Mc Farrar, Ring and Muller, already appeared during the 60’s. At that time characterized by a metal — metal coupling, whose sizing generally spared heads from 32mm to 41mm, all the correlated hip joint reconstructions reported quite variable clinical outcomes.
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Rinaldi, G.P., Bonalumi, M., Gaietta, D., Capitani, D. (2006). 36mm Ceramic head for “difficult” cases. In: Benazzo, F., Falez, F., Dietrich, M. (eds) Bioceramics and Alternative Bearings in Joint Arthroplasty. Ceramics in Orthopaedics. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1635-9_4
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