Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 1 , Pages 49-58 , January 2008

MRI of early symptomatic metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective review of radiological findings in 20 hips

  • A.P. Toms

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: A.P. Toms, Department of Radiology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK. Tel.: +44 1603 286104; fax: +44 1603 286077.
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  • T.J. Marshall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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  • J. Cahir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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  • C. Darrah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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  • J. Nolan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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  • S.T. Donell

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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  • T. Barker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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  • J.K. Tucker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK

Received 11 December 2006 ,Revised 17 May 2007 ,Accepted 22 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.07.012

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 1 , Pages 49-58 , January 2008

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