Do Not Postpone Revision of Worn Conventional Liners in Ceramic-on-Polyethylene Total Hip Arthroplasty: A New Dramatic Failure
Catastrophic failure of ceramic-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty is still occasionally described. We report on a new case of complete atraumatic penetration of an intact ceramic head through the titanium cup in a cementless total hip arthroplasty due to dramatic polyethylene and metal wear. We...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344121001084 |