Delayed Fracture of a Ceramic Insert With Modern Ceramic Total Hip Replacement

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-139

  Min, Byung Woo ^a   Song, Kwang Soon ^a   Kang, Chul Hyung ^a   Bae, Ki Cheol ^a   Won, Ye Yeon ^b   Lee, Kwon Yong ^c  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ceramic liner fracture; impingement; total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CERAMIC LINER FRACTURE; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CERAMICS; FEMUR HEAD; HIP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SITTING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CERAMICS; DEBRIDEMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 33845789738     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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