Mortality rates at 10 years after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing compared with total hip replacement in England: retrospective cohort analysis of hospital episode statistics.

Mortality rates at 10 years after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing compared with total hip replacement in England: retrospective cohort analysis of hospital episode statistics.

OBJECTIVES: To compare 10 year mortality rates among patients undergoing metal-on-metal hip resurfacing and total hip replacement in England. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: English hospital episode statistics database linked to mortality records from the Office for National Statistics....

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Main Authors: Kendal, A, Prieto-Alhambra, D, Arden, N, Carr, A, Judge, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013

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