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Study of a retrieved cementless acetabular cup with an AW-GC bottom coating

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Akiyama, H., Kuroda, Y., So, K. et al. Study of a retrieved cementless acetabular cup with an AW-GC bottom coating. J Orthop Sci 18, 1037–1041 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-012-0255-3

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