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[The mechanical behavior of bone in severe osteoporosis with special reference to the hip endoprosthesis]
K J Münzenberg1, H Messler, A Enderle
1Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Bonn.
Der Orthopade
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
The mechanical properties of bone are changed by osteoporosis. A collective of 50 hip endoprostheses was examined for loosening of the acetabular cup and stem, the appearance of para-articular ossification, and the reaction of osteoporotic bone to the implant.