The effect of hip resurfacing on oxygen concentration in the femoral head.
We inserted an electrode up the femoral neck into the femoral head of ten patients undergoing a metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty through a posterior surgical approach and measured the oxygen concentration during the operation. In every patient the blood flow was compromised during surgery...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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