Catastrophic failure of the acetabular component in a ceramic- polyethylene bearing total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 108-113

  Simon, Jordan A ^a   Dayan, Alan J ^a   Ergas, Enrique ^a   Stuchin, Steven A ^a   Di Cesare, Paul E ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophic wear; Ceramic femoral heads; Hip arthroplasty; Polyethylene failure; Uncemented acetabular component

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0031943677     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90085-7     Document Type: Article

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