Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 27-32 , March 2010

Ceramic-on-Ceramic: For the Hard of Hearing and Living Alone—Opposes

  • Eric Yeung, FRCS
    • ,
  • Paul Thornton-Bott, FRCS
    • ,
  • William L. Walter, MBBS, FRACS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to William L. Walter, MBBS, FRACS, PhD (Specialist Orthopaedic Group), Mater Clinic, Suite 1.08, Level 1, 3-9 Gillies St, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2010.01.005

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 27-32 , March 2010

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