Catastrophic Failure of Ceramic-Polyethylene Bearing Total Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 627-630

  Needham, Justin ^a   Burns, Travis ^a   Gerlinger, Tad ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

catastrophic failure; ceramic; hip recurrent dislocation; polyethylene wear

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

ACETABULUM; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACETABULUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 44349086869     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.04.026     Document Type: Article

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