Metal-on-Metal Implant (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Metal-on-Metal Implant

Caption

This is an X-ray of the hip region with a metal-on-metal implant superimposed and a schematic illustrating graphitic material on the surface of the implant. The red spheres represent the positions of the carbon atoms in a single layer of graphite.

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Northwestern University

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