Publications by authors named "Christian Lhotka"

Background: Metal-on-metal total hip prostheses will produce a certain amount of wear debris. This results in increased whole-blood metal levels, which may cause adverse effects. It is not known to what extent the problem has been overcome by advances in alloy technology.

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A tribologic assessment was performed on 22 metal-metal hip prostheses from a single manufacturer, following removal for early aseptic loosening after a mean service life of 32 months (range, 12-59 months). The mean linear wear rate was 7.6 microm/year (range, 2.

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