What patient and surgical factors contribute to implant wear and osteolysis in total joint arthroplasty?
Audrey K. Tsao, MD, Lynne C. Jones, PhD and David G. Lewallen, MD Dr. Tsao is in private practice, Sun City West, AZ. Dr. Jones is Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Lewallen is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Chair, Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. *The Implant Wear Symposium 2007 Clinical Work Group included John J. Callaghan, MD, John M. Cuckler, MD, Jorge O. Galante, MD, DMSc, Alejandro González Della Valle, MD, Stuart B. Goodman, MD, PhD, James I. Huddleston, MD, Lynne C. Jones, PhD, David G. Lewallen, MD, Henrik Malchau, MD, PhD, William Maloney, MD, Amanda Marshall, MD, Wayne Paprosky, MD, Hollis G. Potter, MD, Michael D. Ries, MD, Aaron Rosenberg, MD, Thomas P. Sculco, MD, Bernard N. Stulberg, MD, Audrey K. Tsao, MD, and Timothy Wright, PhD. Dr. Tsao or a member of her immediate family has received mi
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