Drain entrapment and titanium to ceramic head deposition: Two unique complications following closed reduction of a disclocated total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 713-717

  Luchetti, W T ^a   Copley, L A ^a   Vresilovic, E J ^a   Black, J ^a   Steinberg, M E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed reduction; Drainage tube; Femoral head; Titanium; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERAMICS; DISLOCATION; DRAIN; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 0031718595     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)80018-1     Document Type: Article

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