Aspherical femoral head with highly cross-linked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene surface cracking: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2266-2270

  Furmanski, Jevan ^a   Gupta, Shikha ^b   Chawan, Arun ^a   Kohm, Andrew ^c   Lannutti, John ^d   Jewett, Brian ^e   Pruitt, Lisa A ^a   Ries, Michael D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Kyphon Inc   (United States)

^d The Ohio State University   (United States)

^e Orthopaedic Healthcare Northwest   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 35348961398     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200710000-00023     Document Type: Article

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