Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 134-140 , September 2006

Ceramic Total Knee Arthroplasty: Advanced Clinical Experiences of 26 Years

  • Hironobu Oonishi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • H. Oonishi Memorial Joint Replacement Institute, Tominaga Hospital, Osaka.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to H. Oonishi, MD, PhD, H. Oonishi Memorial Joint Replacement Institute, Tominaga Hospital, 4-48, 1-chome, Minato-machi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, 556-0017 Japan.
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  • Hiroyuki Oonishi, MD

      Affiliations

    • H. Oonishi Memorial Joint Replacement Institute, Tominaga Hospital, Osaka.
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  • Sok Chol Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • H. Oonishi Memorial Joint Replacement Institute, Tominaga Hospital, Osaka.
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  • Masayuki Kyomoto

      Affiliations

    • Japan Medical Materials Corporation, Osaka.
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  • Mikio Iwamoto

      Affiliations

    • Japan Medical Materials Corporation, Osaka.
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  • Shingo Masuda

      Affiliations

    • Japan Medical Materials Corporation, Osaka.
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  • Masaru Ueno, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Japan Medical Materials Corporation, Osaka.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2006.09.007

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 134-140 , September 2006

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