Catastrophic Early Failure and Fragmentation of a Modern Moderately Cross-linked Polyethylene Acetabular Liner

Catastrophic Early Failure and Fragmentation of a Modern Moderately Cross-linked Polyethylene Acetabular Liner

A 60-year-old man who underwent uncomplicated staged bilateral total hip arthroplasty for femoral head osteonecrosis presented with mechanical catching of his left total hip arthroplasty 3 years after index surgery. Radiographs revealed eccentricity of the left femoral head, concerning the failure o...

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Main Authors: Nadim Barakat, BA, James A. Browne, MD, Quanjun Cui, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Case report
Polyethylene wear
Early failure
Total hip arthroplasty
Exactech GXL
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344123000663

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