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Which factors determine the wear rate of large-diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements? Multivariate analysis of two hundred and seventy-six components.
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Medical management of osteonecrosis of the hip: a review
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Ligamentous laxity

There is considerable variation in how lax or mobile people's joints are but there are some conditions where the joints are abnormally lax and this can be associated with a variety of rare disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Marfan's Disease.  When joints are exceptionally mobile the joint can be damaged as the joint partly moves out of position (subluxation).

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