1. Springorum Popke -- Analysis of complications with the ASR hip resurfacing system Nordern German Orthopaedic Meetiong 2005 .pdf
2. Siebel Maubach Morlock -- Lessons learned from early clinical experience and results of 300 ASR.pdf
3. 2006 Australian Orthopaedic Register Yearbook.pdf
4. 2007 Australian Orthoapedic Register Yearbook.pdf
5. 2008 Australian Orthopaedic Register Yearbook.pdf
6. 2009 Australian Orthoapedic Register Yearbook.pdf
7. Langton - Nargol -- The Effect of Component Size and Orientation in the Metal Ions after RHA JBJS 2008Vol 90B pp 1143-1151.pdf
8. Langton - Nargol -- Blood Metal Ion Concentrations after RHA -- JBJS January 2009 Vol 92B pp 1287-1295.pdf
9. Langton - Nargol -- Early Failure of Metal-on-Metal Bearings in HRA and THA - JBJS 2010.pdf
10. Langton - Nargol - DeSmet Adverse Reaction to Metal Wear Debris following RHA - JBJS 2011 Vol 95B no 2 pp 164-172.pdf
11. Fraser Donaldson - Letter to Surgeons about Phasing out the ASR english.pdf
12. Canadian_Version_of_Metal_Metal_statement_and_decision_tree.pdf
13. MHRA Warning Letter Metal Metal 2.pdf
14. ASR in the New York Times march 9, 2010.pdf
15. ASR Hip in the New York Times August 26 2010.pdf
16. Lorie Gawreluk - The status of DePuy Orthopaedics ASR Platform.pdf
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