Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 930-936, October 2009

Development of a reinforced PMMA-based hip spacer adapted to patients’ needs

  • T. Thielen

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit in Engineering Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Université du Luxembourg, Faculté des Sciences, de la Technique et de la Communication, 6, rue Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, L-1359 Luxembourg-Kirchberg, Luxembourg. Tel.: +352 46 66 44 5422; fax: +352 46 66 44 5620.
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  • S. Maas

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit in Engineering Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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  • A. Zuerbes

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit in Engineering Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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  • D. Waldmann

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit in Engineering Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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  • K. Anagnostakos

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department of the Saarland University Hospital, Homburg (Saar), Germany
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  • J. Kelm

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department of the Saarland University Hospital, Homburg (Saar), Germany

Received 14 October 2008; received in revised form 11 May 2009; accepted 13 May 2009. published online 12 June 2009.

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PII: S1350-4533(09)00117-9

doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.05.004

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 930-936, October 2009