Arthroplasty implant biomaterial particle associated macrophages differentiate into lacunar bone resorbing cells.
OBJECTIVE: To study the pathogenesis of aseptic loosening: in particular, to determine whether macrophages responding to particles of biomaterials commonly used in arthroplasty surgery for arthritis are capable of differentiating into osteoclastic bone resorbing cells, and the cellular and hormonal...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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