title: Perspective on hydroxyapatite-coated collars for bone-bridging: commentary on an article by Melanie Jean Coathup, BSc(Hon), PhD, et al.: "Long-term survival of cemented distal femoral endoprostheses with a hydroxyapatite-coated collar. A histological study and a radiographic follow-up".
authors.affiliation: Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants