title: Mittelmeier hip prosthesis autopsy study 2 years after implantation.
abstract: A Mittelmeier hip prosthesis was removed at autopsy 2 years after implantation in a patient who was fatally injured. Macroscopic, histological, radiographic, and metrological studies revealed interesting new aspects on the remodelling of bone and the behaviour of the components of the prosthesis.
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors