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The 2012 Frank Stinchfield Award: Decreasing Patient Activity With Aging: Implications for Crosslinked Polyethylene Wear

Andrew K. Battenberg, Jeffrey S. Hopkins, Andrew D. Kupiec, Thomas P. Schmalzried

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 2012 · 29 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

The greatest patient activity and wear occurred during the first 5 years. Walking speed and gait cycles both decreased with aging, resulting in deceasing wear over time.

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