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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Huvudupphovsmän: Edwards, J, Schulze, E, Sabokbar, A, Gordon-Andrews, H, Jackson, D, Athanasou, N
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2008