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Research may improve artificial joints used in hip replacement surgery

January 10th, 2018

A new Journal of Orthopaedic Research study that examined artificial joints used for total hip replacement found that ceramic components may experience less corrosion than cobalt-chromium components.

The findings may be useful for improving artificial joints in the future.

More information:
Journal of Orthopaedic Research, DOI: 10.1002/jor.23813

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