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An Editorial Comment

Lowell F. A. Peterson, MD

Arch Surg. 1977;112(9):1087.

Abstract
• Total hip arthroplasty has become an accepted method of management of severe painful problems of the hip. It has undergone some dramatic changes, the major thrust now being to more nearly match the mechanical characteristics of the implant to the bone and cartilage they replace.

(Arch Surg 112:1087, 1977)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 4, 1977.

Reprints not available.

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