Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 24-26 , March 2010

Ceramic-On-Ceramic Bearings: For the Hard of Hearing and Living Alone—Affirms

  • Kristoff Corten, MD

      Affiliations

    • London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
    • Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Lower Limb, University Hospitals Leuven-Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium
    • ,
  • Steven J. MacDonald, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario, University Hospital, London, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Steven J. MacDonald, MD, FRCS, London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus, 339 Windermere Road, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5A5

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2009.12.019

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Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 24-26 , March 2010

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