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The study by Griffith et al. [1] has established the method of wear measurement of the UHMWPE on serial radiographs. It was essential that the results of the method were validated by comparison with measurements taken directly from explanted cups.
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Wroblewski, B.M., Siney, P.D., Fleming, P.A. (2016). Comparison of Direct and Radiographic Wear Measurements. In: Charnley Low-Frictional Torque Arthroplasty of the Hip. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21320-0_32
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