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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:766 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Thomas H. Mallory, M.D., Peter A. Devane, M.B., Ch.B., J. Geoffrey Horne, M.B., Ch.B., Eric J. Robinson, M.D., Robert B. Bourne, M.D., Cecil H. Rorabeck, M.D. and Naresh N. Nayak, M.D.

TO THE EDITOR:

The observations made by Devane et al. in "Measurement of Polyethylene Wear in Acetabular Components Inserted with and without Cement. A Randomized Trial" (79-A: 682–689, May 1997) are provocative. The object of the study was to evaluate and compare polyethylene wear in acetabular components inserted with and without cement as part of a total hip replacement. In order to generate meaningful data, an investigation should compare prosthetic components that are similar except for the mode of fixation. However, in this particular study, it is inferred that the acetabular components inserted with cement were similar to . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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