Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 141-145 , September 2006

Validation of a New High Performance Alumina Matrix Composite for use in Total Joint Replacement

  • Meinhard Kuntz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Meinhard Kuntz, PhD, CeramTec AG Medical Products Division, 533 Princeton Cove, Memphis, TN 38117.

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PII: S1045-4527(06)00057-5

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2006.09.008

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 141-145 , September 2006