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Particulate debris from medical implants : mechanisms of formation and biological consequences / 6 6 Kenneth R. St. John, editor. - - - vi, 211 p. : ill. 23 cm. - - - - - . - STP 1144 . - 0 . - . - ASTM special technical publication 0 1144 .

Papers presented at the Symposium on Biocompatibility of Particulate Implant Materials, which was held in San Antonio, Texas, on 31 Oct. 1990. The Symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee F-4 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices--Foreword.;ASTM publication code number (PCN) 04-011440-54.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.



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Foreign-body reaction;Orthopedic implants;Orthopedic implants;Biological interfaces;Bones;Biocompatible Materials;Foreign-Body Reaction;Implants, Artificial;Prosthesis;Prosthesis Failure ----Complications;Biocompatibility;Effect of implants on;adverse effects;adverse effects----20--Congresses.;Congresses.;Congresses.;Congresses.;Congresses.;congresses.;congresses.;congresses.;congresses.;congresses.


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