Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 49-55 , June 2006

The Clinical Relevance of Hip Simulator Testing of High Performance Implants

  • Aiguo Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Aiguo Wang, PhD, Science and Clinical Studies, Stryker Orthopaedics, 325 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430
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  • Aaron Essner, MSc
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  • Joe Cooper, BA

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PII: S1045-4527(06)00036-8

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2006.06.005

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 49-55 , June 2006

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