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Ceramic knee endoprostheses: reality or future?

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Bioceramics and Alternative Bearings in Joint Arthroplasty

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Università di Pavia Clinica Ortopedica, Via Taramelli, 3, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Francesco Benazzo (Prof. Dr.) (Prof. Dr.)

  2. Ospedale S. Spirito Div. Ortopedia, Lungotevere in Sassia, 3, 00193, Roma, Italy

    Francesco Falez (Prof. Dr.) (Prof. Dr.)

  3. CeramTec AG, Fabrikstr. 23-29, 73207, Plochingen, Germany

    Martin Dietrich (Dr.) (Dr.)

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Mittelmeier, W., Ansorge, S., Klüß, D., Kircher, J., Bader, R. (2006). Ceramic knee endoprostheses: reality or future?. In: Benazzo, F., Falez, F., Dietrich, M. (eds) Bioceramics and Alternative Bearings in Joint Arthroplasty. Ceramics in Orthopaedics. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1635-9_20

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