Absence of lymphatics at the bone-implant interface: implications for periprosthetic osteolysis.
BACKGROUND: Wear particles, found at the bone-implant interface surrounding a loose prosthesis, are commonly phagocytosed by macrophages. Wear particles and wear particle-containing macrophages are also found in regional lymph nodes draining arthroplasty tissues. The means by which wear particles ar...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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