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Abstract
Granulomatous reaction by bone to high density polyethylene can occur if the rate
of wear and the volume of the resulting wear products is abnormally great. The phenomenon
was found in 6 of 11 patients who had had a Monk soft-top prosthesis inserted more
than two years before.
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© 1982 Published by Elsevier Inc.
