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Experience with BIOLOX® option revision heads

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Bioceramics and Alternative Bearings in Joint Arthroplasty

Part of the book series: Ceramics in Orthopaedics ((CIO))

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Biolox option heads present a valuable additional ceramic implant solution, which will be available with more approved stem implants for Biolox ceramics. Composite solutions of metal sleeves and ceramic heads offers new applications in standard THA and revision hip replacement.

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  1. T. Güttler
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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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Güttler, T. (2006). Experience with BIOLOX® option revision heads. 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_24

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  • Publisher Name: Steinkopff

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-7985-1634-2

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